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Haji Waris Ali Shah dargah
Why this weekend?
The day-by-day plan
Half day · The Sufi town
- Morning arrival
- Mazar visit
- Court circuit
- Lane stop
- Lucknow return
Geography & terrain
Deva Sharif lies in the Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh, 22 km from Lucknow — the dargah town of the Sufi saint Haji Waris Ali Shah, its domes and green-and-white shrine set in the flat country of the Awadh plain.
History & culture
The shrine grew around the 19th-century Haji Waris Ali Shah — the Sufi of the eclectic teachings who drew the faiths of the age to his dargah; the annual Urs festival and the mazar's continued assembly, with the old city's Islamic heritage of the Awadh region, give Deva Sharif its two-century pilgrim story.
Where to stay
Budget
₹800–2,000/night
Mid-range
₹2,000–4,000/night
Comfort
₹4,000+/night
Things to do
- Saint's tomb
- White courts
- Mosque domes
- Urs fields
- Pilgrim bazaars
Eat & drink
- Tunday kebab
- Petha
- Jalebi
- Nihari
- Navratan korma
Getting there
- Fly
- Lucknow (LKO) / Varanasi (VNS) / Delhi (DEL)
- Train
- Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi junctions
- Road from Delhi
- varies — 200–700 km by district
- Getting around
- Autos, e-rickshaws, app taxis
Budget snapshot
- Total
- ₹4,000–9,500 (2 days)
- Per day · Stay
- ₹800–4,000/night
- Per day · Food
- ₹600–1,000
- Per day · Transport
- ₹500–900
- Per day · Activities
- ₹400–800
Month by month
- Jan · Best
- 7–21°C · Light rain
- Feb · Good
- 10–25°C · Light rain
- Mar · Good
- 15–31°C · None rain
- Apr · Hot
- 21–38°C · None rain
- May · Hot
- 26–42°C · None rain
- Jun · Pre-monsoon
- 28–40°C · Moderate rain
- Jul · Monsoon
- 27–35°C · Heavy rain
- Aug · Monsoon
- 26–34°C · Heavy rain
- Sep · Monsoon tail
- 25–34°C · Moderate rain
- Oct · Good
- 18–33°C · Light rain
- Nov · Best
- 12–28°C · None rain
- Dec · Best
- 8–23°C · None rain
Practical info
- Language: Hindi (English understood in tourist spots)
- Best window: Oct–Mar
- Connectivity: good 4G in towns
- UPI/cards widely accepted; keep small cash for hill and market stops
Practical tips
- The Urs festival (the death anniversary month) draws the great crowds — the ordinary days for the quiet
- The dargah keeps the head-cover and quiet-dress rules at the courtyard
- An easy morning leg of the Lucknow circuit
Frequently asked questions
What is Deva Sharif?
The Sufi dargah town of Haji Waris Ali Shah near Lucknow.
Why is it important?
The 19th-century saint whose teachings drew the faiths of the age — and the annual Urs.
How long is the visit?
A half day from Lucknow.
Haji Waris Ali Shah dargah
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