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Question

Furfura pilgrimage site, recently seen in news, is located in

A Tamil Nadu
B Kerala
C Odisha
D West Bengal
Answer & Explanation
Option: West Bengal

Explanation:

Furfura, a village in West Bengal’s Hooghly district, about 50 km from Kolkata, transforms every Friday morning into a major pilgrimage centre. Before the afternoon prayers, people queue up at the mazar (shrine) of Hazrat Abu Baqar Siddique (1846-1939), a prominent peer (holy person) of the town. Furfura Sharif (also known as Furfura, Phurphura, Furfura Darbar Sharif) is a village in Hooghly District, West Bengal. It is a holy place for Bengali Muslims.
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