Communal Bonhomie:- Muslims, Pandits, Sikhs, worshipping, celebrating festivals together in Kashmir

Communal Bonhomie:- Muslims, Pandits, Sikhs, worshipping, celebrating festivals together in Kashmir

| Bilal Ahmad |

Press Trust of Kashmir | Srinagar:- In a rare example of unity and brotherhood, the Muslims, Sikhs and Pandits are worshipping and celebrating their festivals together in Kashmir.

Keeping the age-old tradition alive, local Muslim shopkeepers were seen selling earthenware lamps, marigold flowers and other puja paraphernalia at the temple in Ganderbal

“It was heartening to see local Muslim music artists playing on the occasion, while Pandits were whirling around,” said Neerja Kaul, 63, a Pandit.

As Navratri, Baisakhi and Ramadan came together this year, Muslims, sikhs and Pandits were seen together celebrating each other’s festivals and worshipping together.

Pandit Kulbushan, priest at Mata Vaisno Devi Temple said that he has been witnessing it since decades that Muslims and Pandits taking part in each other’s festivals, however, this time Navratri and Ramadan came together after around 30 years so both Pandits and Muslims were fasting together and taking part in prayers and Festivals together.

The festival is fast emerging as a source of healing of relationships between the Pandits and Muslims of Kashmir.:-PTK.