Shivrati marks the darkest night of the year where God is worshiped in the form of Shiva the Destroyer. Many Hindus fast through out the night, chant mantras and the holy names of God, sing devotional songs, and bathe and make offerings to Shivalingam.
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A long running interfaith blog promoting communal harmony among Hindus, Muslims, and other faith-based communities in the South Asian diaspora.
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Hindu Muslim Unity: Muslims host Hindu garba at Christian College
A Hindu festival, Muslim organiser and a Christian institute as venue.
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“We wanted to highlight the philosophy of Mohammed, who had said ‘Rehmat’ (peace) should prevail in the whole world.”
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“Still in Walled city areas which has a mixed population you cannot differentiate between Hindus and Muslims even after playing garba for the whole night,”
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