An author travels through Pakistan documenting similarities between different faiths
Tag: dharma
Hindu Muslim Unity: Sufi Saint and Hindu incarnation revered in Pakistan
Jhulelal or Daryalal is known and worshipped in many forms, across religious sects
Hindu Muslim Unity: Muslim performs Hindu friend’s last rites
Chhaya was unable to afford rites for her deceased husband so Muslim friend Razzak Tikari helped
Hindu Muslim Unity: Pakistani Muslims protect Hindus celebrating Holi
Pakistani students formed a human shield around the Holi celebrations at the Swami Narayan Temple so that Hindus could celebrate their festival
Hindu Muslim Unity: Hindu devotees deliver Muslim mother’s baby in temple
Stranded while in labor, a Muslim mom was helped by temple devotees in delivering her baby.
Hindu Muslim Unity: 5 ways yoga is a basic practice for Muslims
Once during Sujood, I wondered, ‘Wait, this is just like a Yoga pose…’
Hindu Muslim Unity: Villagers pray together in adjacent temple and mosque
“As you can see that the temple and the mosque have been constructed side by side. Nobody gets into an argument here. We celebrate their festivals, they celebrate ours. Whenever we want, we worship in our temple as well as mosque.”
Hindu Muslim Unity: Muslim takes care of both mandir and masjid
Muslim Dargah caretaker also handles worship at Shiva temple
Hindu Muslim Unity: Muslim youth translates Hanuman Chalisa into Urdu
A Muslim youth has translated Hindu prayer Hanuman Chalisa into Urdu as poet Anwar Jalalpuri had done with Bhagavad Gita
Hindu Muslim Unity: Jaganath Yatra draws Muslim participation
Hindus and Muslims collaborate together for the Jagannath festival celebrating the deity form Vishnu or Krishna
Hindu Muslim Unity: Ghana’s Hindu temple reveres other faiths
ACCRA: Ghana’s population of 23 million includes 12,500 Hindus, of which 10,000, like their Swami Ghanananda Saraswati, are indigenous Africans. The African Hindu Monastery (AHM) is now Ghana’s largest centre of Hindu worship. The AHM’s non-exclusionist attitude is apparent from the picture of Jesus alongside the Hindu gods on the main mantelpiece, as well as images…
