Ajmer's Unique Ramadan Tradition: Woman Fires Cannon for Sehri Alarm

• Ajmer observes a centuries-old Ramadan tradition where a cannon blast from Badi Peer Hill signals fasters to wake for Sehri.
• Fauzia Khan, known as Topchi, continues this ancestral practice, firing the cannon daily throughout Ramadan.
• This unique tradition, dating back to the Mughal era, ensures people wake up for the limited Sehri time before sunrise.
• Fauzia has been operating the cannon since she was 8 years old, carrying on her family's legacy.
• The cannon blast also marks the beginning of various Dargah rituals and the Urs of Garib Nawaz, operated under CI supervision.