Sambhal: 10 Mosques Including Jama Masjid To Be Covered With Tarpaulin During Holi Celebrations As Festival of Colours and Ramazan 슬롯사이트˜Jumma슬롯사이트� Falling Together on Same Day
In a significant move, the Uttar Pradesh (UP) administration has decided to cover ten mosques in Sambhal during Holi celebrations on Friday.
Sambhal, March 12: In a significant move, the Uttar Pradesh (UP) administration has decided to cover ten mosques in Sambhal during Holi celebrations on Friday. March 14 marks a rare sixty-year coincidence of the festival of colours and a Ramazan 슬롯사이트˜Jumma슬롯사이트� falling together on the same day. Briefing the media over the UP administration슬롯사이트™s preparedness, Sambhal SP, Shrish Chandra, said that the decision was taken to maintain communal harmony and facilitate the two communities in celebrating their respective festivals with full glee and gaiety.
슬롯사이트œA total of ten mosques have been identified which fall in the proposed route of the 'Chaupai' procession. All of them will be covered to prevent any disturbance or tension between the two communities,슬롯사이트� he said. He said that the decision has been taken to cover those mosques, from where the 'Chaupai' processions (a customary practice during Holi) will cross through and also added that this has been a practice for years. 슬롯사이트œThe conventional route of the 'Chaupai' procession during Holi has been identified and ten mosques along the route will be covered,슬롯사이트� he said. Uttar Pradesh: Security Tightened in Sambhal Ahead of Holi Celebrations.
According to reports, an agreement has also been reached to alter the timings of the Friday prayers and 'Chaupai' processions, so that the two don슬롯사이트™t overlap each other. The Friday 'namaaz (prayers)' will take place either before or after the Holi procession. Also, outsiders won슬롯사이트™t have permission to enter mosque premises. Local authorities and UP Police officials have been given instructions to maintain strict vigil and prevent any untoward incidents from unfolding on the day of the festival. Sambhal: UP Police Remove Illegal Loudspeakers From Mosque Punjabian, Imam Booked for Violation of Rules.
The ten mosques which will be covered with tarpaulin in Sambhal during Holi celebrations, include the Shahi Jama Masjid, Ladania wali masjid, Thaane wali masjid, Ek raat masjid, Gurdwara road masjid, Gol masjid, Khajoor wali masjid, Anaar wali masjid and Gol dukaan wali masjid. A peace meeting was also organised at the Sambhal police station, where the religious heads of the two communities discussed and deliberated on ways to prevent any incident of communal strife, during Holi celebrations and the Friday 'namaaz'.
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