Baba Fakhruddin 300 qalandars from his 900 qalandars and ordered them to accompany Baba Fakhruddin and sent them towards Penukonda, his final abode. He undertook severe penance, self-mortification practices (mujāhadah ) and became engrossed in prayers for a long stretch of periods without food or water and attained higher spiritual stations, and showed several miracles during his lifetime. He remained celibate throughout his life and devoted himself to God. His nephew Yusuf Qattal Hussaini became his Khalifa - spiritual successor and the custodianship of the shrine continued in his family to date. Baba Fakhruddin lived a life of 126 years (130 Lunar years) and departed this world on Thursday 12 Jumada al-Thani 694 AH/ 5 May 1295 CE, after Zuhr prayers. Spiritual genealogy Baba Fakhruddin was initiated into Qalandariyya Suhrawardiyya order of Sufism and the spiritual genealogy traces back to Imam Ali through several Imams and Qalandars namely Pir Nathar Tabl Alam Badshah, Shaikh Ali Zuwalqi of Shewan, Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, Ibrahim Mujarrad Karbalai, Syed Jamaluddin Saoji The merging of Suhrawardiyya branch with Qalandariyya chain possibly can be attributed to Lal Shahbaz Qalandar however he was not a disciple of Bahauddin Zakariya Multani but a good friend whose legendary spiritual friendship is well known in Sindh, Pakistan as Char Yaar The attachment was so cordial and spiritual that their friendship became legendary and they were known as Chahar Yar (Four Friends), the other two friends were Farīd al-Dīn Masʿūd Ganj-i-Shakar and Jalaluddin "Surkh-Posh" Bukhari Urs Annually his death anniversary is commemorated on 12 Jumada al-Thani of the Islamic calendar. The urs ceremonies start with the Qalandariya flag hoisting at the shrine by Sajjada Nashein, the Chief Hereditary custodian of the shrine who is from the family of Baba Yusuf Qattal Hussaini, the nephew, and successor of Baba Fakhruddin, on 6th Jumada al-Thani. Urs is observed from 6th to 14th Jumada al-Thani at his mausoleum in Penukonda. Several hundred thousand people from different countries, religions, and all walks of life gather to seek blessings. Mausoleum The shrine of Baba Fakhruddin is the chief seat in Madras Presidency for faqirs. Each year on the 1st day of Jamadi-ul-Akhar, the faqirs of all orders Banava, Rifaʽi, Madariyya, Malang, and Shah Jalal congregate at this place and select their office bearers. The appointed faqir of Shah Banava goes on a two-year pilgrimage to the tombs of the saints in the Presidency. His mausoleum is