Hajj Yatra 2026: Lottery will open for Haj pilgrimage, know what is Kurrah, how to check how to check

The last date for online application for Haj 2026 is over and now preparations are underway to organize the list of pilgrims going for Haj through the Haj Committee, which is also known as Kuraradaji or Lottery, and today, through Kurrah, the names of those who will be selected will be selected through lottery for Haj pilgrimage. The possible date of Haj 2026 is 24 to 29 May, 2026. However, the last date of Haj 2026 (1447) will be confirmed after Zul Hija 1447 Hijri Darshan.

Haj Kurrah or lottery and Quraidaji are organized when the number of applications received by the Haj Committee is more than the allotted Haj pilgrims quota. Saudi Arabia allocates a certain quota of Haj to countries based on the population of Muslims in the country. According to the bilateral Haj agreement signed between India and Saudi Arabia, a total of 1,75,025 pilgrims from India will do Haj. It is estimated that 70% of them will go to Mecca through the Indian Haj Committee. The remaining 30% will perform Haj through private tour operators or Haj group organizers.

The Haj Committee of India started receiving the Haj application form (HAF) of pilgrims desirous of going from July 07, 2025 to Haj 2026 (Haj 1447 Hijri) through its website Hajcommittee.gov.in and the last date for its application was based on 31 July, 2025. However, it was extended to 07 August 2025. Kurrah will be organized online and it will be broadcast live on the website of the Haj Committee of India Hajcommittee.gov.in. “

The notification stated, “The list of pilgrims with provisionally selected and waiting list will be published on the website of the Indian Haj Committee. The applicants will also be informed through SMS. The Haj Committee said,” All temporarily selected pilgrims will have to pay an advance Haj amount of Rs 1,52,300 by 20 August 2025.

How to see the results of Haj 2026 Kurarah

Go to the website of the Haj Committee of India by clicking on “Hajcommittee.gov.in”

Click on the “provisional selection list” link on the home page.

Click to choose your state.

Download the PDF file and see your name.

You can see your status and Haj Kurarah results using Haj pilgrims cover number of all states like Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka, Delhi, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha etc.

The Haj pilgrims can also check the 2026 Kurarah waiting list using the link “Hajcommittee.gov.in” on the home page of the Haj Committee’s website.

The link of Haj waiting list has been given state -wise. Haj pilgrims have to click on the name of the state to see their name in the waiting list.

Haj sign

The Haj Committee of India has also said in the notification issued on July 31, 2025 that if the name of the pilgrims is in the Kurrah list, they will have to pay the first installment of Haj sign. If all the provisionally selected pilgrims are named in the list of pilgrims released after Kurrah, they will have to pay an advance Haj amount of Rs 1,52,300 by August 20, 2025. “

The selection of Haj pilgrims will be ensured only when they pay the advance Haj amount. If the advance Haj amount is not paid on time, the Haj application can be canceled. Haj pilgrims should be careful as the Haj Committee and Ministry of Minority Affairs have set strict conditions for refund in the case of cancellation.

The Small Haj plan of the Indian Haj Committee will be applicable to 10,000 pilgrims out of its total 175,025 Haj quotas. The committee further stated that if the number of applicants is more than 10,000, the final list will be confirmed through lottery or Kurarah. “If the number of selected applicants selecting a short Haj package exceeds 10,000, a separate Kurarah will be held for selection and a waiting list for the remaining applicants.”

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