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Muslims throw open mosques, shrines for Kumbh devotees

The New Indian Express Chennai

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February 01, 2025

FOLLOWING the stampede on January 29 in Prayagraj during Mauni Amavasya at the Maha Kumbh, which resulted in the loss of 30 lives and left many injured, members of the minority community stepped in to assist the exhausted devotees wandering tired and hungry on the crowded roads of the Sangam city.

- NAMITA BAJPAI

The Muslims not only opened mosques, shrines, and Imambadas for the devotees, but also provided food and shelter for thousands at Khuldabad Subzimandi mosque, Bada Tazia Imambada, Himmatganj Dargah, and Chowk Masjid. Moreover, Hafiz Rajjab mosque in Nakhas Kohna locality and Jama Masjid in Chowk provided shelt

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