Courtesy: P Ramanathan
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a country that's being torn apart by deliberately-fuelled communal,
casteist, leftist and religious violence and hatred, Malayalis seem to
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In a symbolic gesture, Kerala temple hosts Iftar party for 400 Muslims
The Iftar dishes were vegetarian and it was nothing short of a 'sadya' (the Malayalam for a grand feast)
In
a gesture symbolising religious harmony, a temple in Malappuram
District of Kerala, a Muslim-dominated area, organised an Iftar party
for Muslims on Thursday.
Lakshminarasimhamurthy
Temple in Malappuram held the Iftar party for Muslims breaking their
fast in the holy month of Ramzan. The temple has been doing renovation
works and has been conducting 'punap:rathishta (re-installation) rituals
from May 29, which will go on till July 4.
The
Iftar party was conducted as a part of these rituals. As many as 400
Muslims participated in the function along with 100 people belonging to
other communities.
Nearly
300 Muslim families also have funded the restoration of the temple. The
temple is located at Vettichira, which is also a Muslim dominated
region.
“We
have grown up in an atmosphere of religious harmony. What matters for
us is humanity, not religion. Everybody has the right to follow his/her
religion or caste, but it does not mean that we should not be friendly
to people of other religions. We should not close our heart from
welcoming people of other religions”, Temple Committee Secretary PT
Mohanan told the News Minute.
The Iftar party was held in the house of Mammu Master as the temple could not accommodate so many people.
The
dishes were vegetarian. Muslim families in the area were informed in
advance of the party and they turned up in large numbers “There was no
hesitation from anybody’s part. The response was overwhelming,” Mohanan
added.
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