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Festivals in India celebrated across communities, from Durga Puja and Eid to Holi and Ugadi.

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Jammu and Kashmir · 15 Jan 2022

Local Muslims welcome Pandit devotees at Khir Bhawani mela in Tullamulla

Despite a record low turnout in 2017, Muslims in Tullamulla kept their tradition of serving milk to Kashmiri Pandit pilgrims.

Local Muslims in Tullamulla, Ganderbal district, welcomed Kashmiri Pandit devotees with milk at the Khir Bhawani mela on 2 June 2017. Not more than 300 devotees came, a record low, which authorities blamed on false propaganda on social media. The shrine of goddess Mata Ragnya, about 29 km from Srinagar, hosts the most important festival of Kashmiri Pandits. Most Pandits left the valley in the early 1990s but many return each year for the mela.

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Kerala · 15 Jan 2022

Malappuram temple hosts vegetarian iftar for Muslims who helped restore it

Vettichira's Lekshmi Narasimha Murthy Vishnu Temple thanked about 300 Muslim families who helped fund its renovation.

The Lekshmi Narasimha Murthy Vishnu Temple at Vettichira in Malappuram district hosted an iftar during Ramzan in June 2017. About 400 Muslims and 100 people from other communities attended. Nearly 300 Muslim families had helped fund the temple's restoration. The meal was a vegetarian Kerala sadhya, served at the house of Mammu Master as the temple could not hold the crowd. Temple committee secretary PT Mohanan said the response was overwhelming.

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Kerala · 15 Jan 2022

Thrissur temple offers its hall for Eid prayers after floods

With Kochukadavu Juma Masjid still under water, Purappillikavu Rakteshwari Temple hosted Muslims for Bakrid namaz in 2018.

The Purappillikavu Rakteshwari Temple in Thrissur district opened its hall for Eid al-Adha prayers in August 2018, after the nearby Kochukadavu Juma Masjid remained submerged in flood water. PA Khalid, president of the mosque's Mahallu Committee, said they had hoped the water would recede in time. When that looked unlikely, temple office-bearers offered their hall at once. A temple official said they see themselves as human first.

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