Bhujakhia Pir

The legend tells that Hajrat Swale Mohammad from Baghdad, Iraq named afterwards as ‘Bhujakhia Pir’ had come to Orissa in the 16th century and devoted himself to the service of mankind, especially to the service of Cholera victims.In his begging, he asked for the daily food of the people of Balasore and only the bhuja (Puffed Rice/Mudhi)which was always available in all the houses. People used to call him Fakir Baba. Fakir's Baba kept asking for food. Whatever Baba get, he would distribute to all the children in the evening. In his begging, he asked for the daily food of the people of Balasore and only the bhuja (mudhi) which was always available in all the houses.

In the 1800s, people from all over the world came to worship the ancestor of Bhujakhia Pir Baba. But most of the Hindus did not go near Pir Baba near the pond. The first "Urus or Urus" festival was started in 1952 on the advice of Hazrat Maulana Mohammad Habibur Rahman, the father of Dhamnagar. That Urus word was Arabic. The other meaning of the word was worship or mental festival. Urus was celebrated every Thursday. But that was later the custom of celebrating the "Urus" festival almost once a year, after counting a particular month and date. This 'Urus' festival was celebrated by the Hindus and played a major role in the Hindus. When it was formally launched in 1952, it was headed by Kabiraj Lambohar Das of Sunhat. Besides Mahindra Das, Shiva Parida and Qazi Mohammad Reza started it in the traditional way. It has been celebrated for three days a year since 1970. The first day of Urus is Wednesday Baba's place is washed by adding 75 କଳସ (Jar of Water) water from the Budhabalanga river and adding sandalwood. This is called a "gosal bath". On Thursdays, Buffed Rice is offered to the for Wish(ମାନସିକ). There is an Feast on Friday.