Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh): As the holy city prepares itself for the foundation stone laying ceremony of the grand Ram temple, a Muslim family will light up 501 lamps on the occasion, upholding the tradition of 'Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb'.
Ganga–Jamuni tehzeeb, is the culture of co-existence with a syncretic fusion of Hindu cultural elements with Muslim religious elements.
Bablu Khan and his family, who supported the Ram temple movement, are currently engaged in arranging the lamps ahead of the PM Modi's visit to Ayodhya on August 5.
Speaking to ETV Bharat, Bablu Khan said, "Keeping in view of the COVID-19 crisis, we have decided to celebrate the occasion in our homes by lighting up the lamps."
"August 5 will become a symbol of Hindu-Muslim unity, of development," Khan said.
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Earlier, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had asked all temples in Ayodhya to carry out special cleaning of their premises and light lamps on August 4 and 5 to celebrate the beginning of the construction.
With days to go for "Bhoomi pujan" ceremony of the Ram temple, the mosques adjacent to the Ram Janmabhoomi premises are spreading the message of communal harmony.
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There are eight mosques and two mausoleums located close to the 70-acre Ram Janmabhoomi premises mandated by the Supreme Court for a temple of Lord Ram.
Azaan and namaaz are offered in the mosques and the annual "Urs" is held at the mausoleums without any objection from the local Hindus.
After a protracted legal tussle, the Supreme Court had on November 9 last year paved the way for the construction of a Ram Temple by a Trust at the disputed site in Ayodhya and directed the Centre to allot an alternative 5-acre plot to the Sunni Waqf Board for building a new mosque at a "prominent" place in the holy town in Uttar Pradesh.
