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186-yr-old kitchen feeds 20K during Muharram
The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam
|July 06, 2025
ONCE again, it's that time of year when the Chhota Imambara in the City of Nawabs buzzes with activity as the royal kitchen (Bawarchikhana) prepares 20,000 servings of blessed food (tabarruk) for nine days leading up to Muharram, which falls on Sunday.
Operated by the Hussainabad Trust, the Chhota Imambara Bawarchikhana prepares these offerings which are sent to various imambaras, mausoleums, and karbalas to be distributed among those attending the majlis. Muharram, the first and one of the most sacred months of the Islamic calendar, marks the beginning of the Hijri New Year.
This story is from the July 06, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam.
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