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On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 Jharkhand Forum wrote : >Dhanbad, Oct. 14: A group of Muslims is organising Durga Puja in Jharkhand in >a bid to promote inter-religious harmony. > >The Bhuli colony in Dhanbad, about 240 km from state capital Ranchi, >celebrates the Durga Puja festival with traditional fervour and the credit for >this goes to the Muslim community. According to locals the puja pandal is >majestically decorated. > >Our aim is make it one of the best and grandly decorated pandals in the city. >Durga Puja is a festival of victory of honesty and good over evil. This >festival cannot be restricted to one particular community, said Mohammad >Nausad, joint secretary of Sarvajanik Durga Puja Samiti (SDPS). > >People of our community actively participate in the festival. We help in the >decoration of the pandal and organise other work for the puja, he added. This >year the pandal replicates New Delhis Lotus Temple of the Bahai community. > >Durga Puja in Bhuli is the best example of secularism in India. We come out >with secular slogans during festivals to strengthen communal harmony and the >Muslims contribute in a big way, said SDPS president Mr Prem Kumar. > >Bhuli is a Muslim dominated neighbourhood and Hindus are in a minority there. >Muslims celebrate the festival despite their religion frowning on idol >worship. A Muslim headed the puja samiti here for seven years 1988-1995. > > thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=2&theme=&usrsess=1&id=173412 > > > > Jharkhand Online Forum > >
