Ajan Pir Dargah

Ajan Pir Dargah is the shrine of 17th-century Sufi saint Hazrat Azan Pir (Shah Milan) located on Saraguri Chapori, a river island in the Dikhow River near Sivasagar, Assam. Revered as a centre of Islamic preaching and Assamese devotional literature through Zikir and Zari, the dargah attracts pilgrims and visitors year-round, especially during the annual Urs festival. The simple white-domed structure set in a rural chapori landscape reflects the saint's legacy of religious harmony.

Visitors can expect a peaceful, rural river-island setting on Saraguri Chapori surrounded by the Dikhow River and agricultural fields. The complex centres on a white-domed dargah with a prayer hall and graves, approached via embankment and footpaths. The atmosphere is quiet and devotional, with pilgrims offering prayers, reading Zikir and Zari, and gathering during Urs. Basic visitor areas, open courtyards and views of the riverine landscape are accessible.

The dargah commemorates Hazrat Azan Pir, also known as Shah Milan, a Sufi saint believed to have come from Baghdad in the 17th century during the reign of Ahom king Pratap Singha. He settled at Saraguri Chapori and is credited with spreading Islam in the Brahmaputra Valley and composing Zikir and Zari, devotional songs in Assamese that blended Islamic teachings with local cultural forms.

The shrine is an important Islamic pilgrimage centre in Assam and a symbol of syncretic Assamese culture. Azan Pir is revered for promoting religious harmony and Assamese language devotional literature. The annual Urs festival draws devotees of different communities who offer prayers, recite Zikir and Zari, and participate in communal gatherings.