Makanpur

Makanpur, formerly known as Khairabad, is the home of the shrine of Badi al-Din Shah Madar. The saint came to India from Syria and founded the Madariyya Sufi brotherhood; he died in 1434 and is revered by its followers. Each year they gather at his dargah for the urs, a commemoration of his death. The shrine gives this town in the central Doab a place in a religious network extending across the subcontinent.