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Mian Maqdoom Shah shrine, Mumbai’s Mahim Durgah & the December Urs
I saw quite a few processions going towards the Mahim dargah in Mumbai for the annual Urs celebration of the Muslim saint last evening. A lot of colour, not...
Kashmir’s famous third gender singing sensation Abdul Rashid alias Reshma passes away
Famous third gender Kashmiri Singer Abdul Rashid popularly known as Reshma passed away early on Sunday morning
Everyday Love: When Diwali becomes that much more special
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Fireworks and Firearms: The Festival of Lights in the Mughal Court
"With the aroma of honey and almond wafting through the heavy air of decadence, the kufuri-shama casting silhouettes of a glorious past, and Nazeer Akbarabadi’s nazms resonating with a sense of coexistence, the last Mughal Diwalis were a curious confluence of tears and laughter."
Muslim man in Ayodhya takes lead in organising Durga Puja
Mohammad Taufeeq says that he considers it a matter of good fortune to serve and pray to Maa Durga with a sincere heart.
Kaushambi: Muslims welcome Ram Dal performers and priests
When a traditional procession passed through a Muslim neighbourhood, residents offered participants refreshments
Hindus, Muslims worship Durga in ‘no man’s land’: Assam
Representation ImageA collective Durga Pooja celebration, across a thin,...
Hirebedanur: Non-Muslims villagers commemorate Muharram in this Karnataka village that has no Muslims
The holy month for mourning and reflection also has other unique traditions
Buddha, Brahma or Al-Bari’, notes after a visit to Poa Mecca, Hajo
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Shivaji in ‘secular’ Maharashtra
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