Probashi- Topical Issue
Probashi- Topical Issue
One God , Many Names , Diverse Followers day beforee Hindus and Muslims held a joint prayer meeting at Tota Park in Mohali seeking
Bhagwan and Allah to help India beat Pakistan . What a sight it would have been one can imagine‐‐ praying to their people of two communities respective gods for team
India . The likes of Ashiqali Nathani , a Muslim businessman from Mumbai give us so much reason for hope and cheer . Ashiqali funded the entire renovation and extension of the Ganesh Dham Mandir in Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan , his primary motivation was to build bridges between the two communities . We stand up and applaud .
And the best example comes from Kashmir , the story left us speechless . After militancy forced The Mamalaka Temple , Inset : The Muslim priests Mohammad Abdullah and
Hindus to migrate from the Kashmir Ghulam Hassan valley in the 1990s , Muslims have been acting as “ priests ” and rising in the 1990s , Pandit Radha and Hassan say the daily prayer
“ caretakers ” of the ancient
Krishan was made to leave along which includes a special request to
Mamalaka Temple on the outskirts with other Hindus of the area , the lord to facilitate the return of of Pahalgam . Not only has this 900‐ abandoning the temple. Initially , their Hindu brethren to the Heaven year‐old Shiva temple with a two‐ Abdul Bhatt, who was close to on
Earth that is Kashmir . foot “ Shiva Ling ” been preserved in Pandit Radhaa Krishan , looked after
So next time when you sing the song its original form , Mohammad the temple for many years . Bhatt
Abdullah and Ghulam Hassan have was transferred from the area
Maazhab Nahi Sikhata Apas mein ensured that all thesee years the about five years ago and ever since bair rakhna , Hindi hai hum , Wataan temple did not go without
Mohammad Abdullah and Ghulam Hai , Hindustan
Harmaraa , Saare
“ prashad ” or “ aarti ” even for a Hassan , both employees of the jahan se Accha single day . Besides the regular Government , were entrusted the rituals , a daily prayer is held here in task of maintaining the building Please add a bit more verve , which the Muslim priests pray for and its surrounding . However , not increase the élan , put on a swagger , the return of the Hindus , who had satisfied by merely keeping the and with pride sing the lines migrated . Built on the right bank of temple clean , the two have because we Indians have shown the Lidder river by Raja Jai Suria ensured thatt the templee remains that we believe in these lines both
( 1128‐1155 AD ), the 8 sq ft temple fully functional despitee threats in letter and spirit . was a popular destination for from the militants . The temple everyone on a pilgrimage to the continues to be preserved in its Jai Hind !
Amarnath cave shrine . Till 1990 , original form in its eight‐by‐eight the templee , a property of the premises . It houses Shiv Ling ,
Jammu and Kashmir
State Ganesha , Mata Parvati and
Archaeology , Archives and Museum
Hanuman carved in stone . Besides ,
Departmentt and a protected the temple has a natural spring monument , had Pandit Radha that fills the holy pond . The Muslim
Krishan , who hailed from priest duo considers them‐self as
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Ganeshporaa , responsible for its trustees guarding the shrine till the
Sengupta maintenance . But with militancy
Kashmiri Pandits return . Abdullah