THE TWO DEG’S AT DARBAR E KHWAJA GARIB NAWAZ R.A. –
You must have knowing that from the ancient time there are two degs (cauldron) are installed at Darbar-E-Khwaja (R.T.A.). The big deg is 37 feet wide and 4800 kg. Sweet rice is being cooked in this deg. The small deg is 22 feet wide and 2400 kg. Sweet rice is being cooked in this deg. In which rice, ghee, cashew-nut, almond (badam), pistachio (pista) and saffron are being used. Emperor Akbar after fulfilled his cherished hearty desire, as a token of his gratitude towards Khwaja Garib Nawaz (R.T.A.) offered this deg. The above mentioned ingredients are use in this deg also. This small deg was offered by emperor Jahangir. Sweet rice is being cooked only in these two degs. Only pure vegetarian sweet rice used to cooked here because the devotees from every religion use to come over here and eat this niyaz.
Lacks of devotees use to do ziyarat at the Darbar. Rich and poor people from every caste and creed use to stay at Dargah Sharif with family and eat this niyaz daily. The niyaz of these two degs are very special for sweet rice (zarda). People use to take away this niyaz as much as they can take and also take with them to their country to make it dried and eat as a tabarrukat for through over months at home.
Small Cauldron Chote Deg:- 60 mound (24 quintal /2400 kg capacity of preparing 'sweet rice only, preparation is same as above.
BIG DEG
The larger deg, or bade deg, was donated to the dargah by Mughal Emperor Akbar in 1567 AD. Akbar presented it as a gift to Khwaja in honor of him.
SMALL DEG
The smaller deg, or choti deg, was donated by Mughal Emperor Jahangir.
