Phool Walon Ki Sair

Phool Walon Ki Sair
A floral Pankha (fan) over the Idol of Yogmaya in the sanctum sanctorum, Yogmaya Mandir
Dates	September
Location(s)	Mehrauli, New Delhi
Founded	1812
Website
http://phoolwaalonkisair.com/index.htm

Phool Walon Ki Sair (Hindi: फूल वालों की सैर, Urdu: پھُول والوں کی سیر‎) meaning "procession of the florists" is an annual celebration by the flowers sellers of Delhi. It is a three-day festival, generally held in the month of September, just after the rainy season in the region of Mehrauli, is seen as an example of the composite culture of Delhi, which has bolstered an environment of communal harmony in the city, and even today the festival is celebrated by both Hindus and Muslims alike.

This secular festival involves a procession, led by shehnai players and dancers, and bearing large floral fans, pankha, to Yogmaya Temple, the shrine of Devi Jog Maya, and winds though Mehrauli bazar, to reach the dargah of 13th century Sufi saint, Khwaja Bakhtiyar Kaki.

Also known as Sair-e-Gul Faroshan (Hindi: सैर-ए-गुल फ़रोशां, Urdu: سیرِ گُل فروشاں), during this three day festival, the flower sellers pray for a better flower season in the coming year by offering big fans, pankha, embroidered with flowers to both shrines.