Oct 13, 2007

Eid at Bhopal

To all my gentle readers, a very delightful and happy Eid ul-Fitr.

Princess Abida Sultan recalls in her interview that in pre-independence days "For Eid, the first tray of Sehri [meal before fast], it used to be sent by the Hindus to the mosques." Eid continues to bring so much joy everywhere, but we Bhopalis have to do it differently you know. It took an appeal from the chief cleric Shahar Qazi Abdul Latif Qasmi to the people to go home and observe the festival peacefully to bring the situation under control.
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  1. UnknownOctober 19, 2007

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