A small town in Pakistan celebrates interfaith harmony – where Hindus fast on Ramadan and Muslims prohibit slaughter of cows
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Hindu Muslim Unity: Female Sufi mausoleum receives interfaith support
Thousands of Sufi shrines, big and small, dot the landscape in rural Pakistan. Each shrine has its own history and associated legends. But the shrine that stands against the dusty green hillocks in Dhoke Sahi Village is unique, both in terms of its past and present. Like other shrines, thousands of devotees have come to…
Hindu Muslim Unity: Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs visit one of Sufism’s earliest shrines in Bihar
Hazrat Sheikh Makhdum Yahia Maneri who died in 1608 is visited by Hindus, Muslims, and Sikh devotees who pay respect to his life’s work as a Sufi saint.
Hindu Muslim Unity: Muslims keep Ganesh festival alive
In 1887 two Hindus and two Muslims set up the ‘Guruji Talim Mandal’, the oldest Ganesh pandal in the city and, perhaps, in Maharashtra.
Hindu Muslim Unity: Ajmer Muslims rebuild centuries-old Shiva temple
The khadims of the Dargah of Khwaja Garib Nawaz Chishti lent a helping hand to reconstruct an age-old Shiva temple
Hindu Muslim Unity: religious poster art shares similarities
Enthusiasts and scholars have highlighted Indian art with Hindu themes. But Islamic poster art is unexplored and cannot be found elsewhere in the Islamic world.
Hindu Muslim Unity: Kicking off New Year with bhajans and qawwalis
A night full of bhajans, sufi songs and qawwalis is what NGO Pakistan Hindu Seva Welfare Trust planned for New Year’s eve while bringing a message of peace, interfaith harmony and dialogue for peaceful coexistence.
Hindu Muslim Unity: Hindu woman prays in Muslim shrine
Source: Delhi Walla blog
Hindu Muslim Unity: paying tribute at mausoleum
“People of different religions, be it Hindus or Muslims come here. All the devotees are guests of baba and thus they are our guests too. We serve them. They buy flowers, holy chadars and prasad from us.”
Mapping the esoteric body in the Islamic Yoga of Bengal
Tantric practices became prevalent across an extraordinary spectrum of sectarian boundaries in South Asia and beyond, flourishing with Saivism, Buddhism, and Vaisnavism. Islam constituted no less likely a ground for the assimilation of Tantric yoga.
Madho Lal Hussain of Lahore: Beyond Hindu and Muslim
Shah Hussain is one such mystic who is still fondly remembered by millions of ordinary Punjabis four centuries after his death.
Hindu Muslim Unity: Baul musicians spread communal harmony
Bauls, musicians made up for Hindu bhaktis and Sufi Muslims continue to spread the message of communal harmony through their devotional hymns.
