Where Muslims host Shiva Devotees
Every year in the month of Sawan, worshipers of Lord Shiva take part in Kanwar Yatra. The annual pilgrimage is undertaken by devotees from all over the country to collect Gangajal , to be poured on the Shiva lingam at a temple in their home town. Among all the places that kanwariyas go to for the Holy Water, Haridwar, in Uttarakhand ,is the most favored. Saifi Samaj Uttar Pradesh , one of the Muslim organisations based in Shamli, a town that kanwariyas pass through , has organised rest camps for several years.
Muslim men serve food and drinks to the kanwariyas, while Muslim volunteers apply ointments to the pilgrim’s sore feet. Muslims and Sikh’s hosting kanwariyas and taking care of them has been an age-old tradition in our country, making India culture unique in the world. These pictures prove that love will always have the magic to conquer hatred.
