A temple in Gujrat’s Dalvana village invited Muslims to offer namaz and break the Ramzan fast on its grounds

*Paromita Das

In the midst of reports of communal violence and friction from across the country, and a social media feed full of hate posts, a Gujarat Temple has chosen the path of brotherhood and love.

To commemorate the holy month of Ramzan, a historic Hindu temple in Gujarat’s Dalvana village opened its doors and arms for fasting. According to The Indian Express, Muslims are also known as rozedaars because they break their fast on Fridays (Jumma).
According to the report, 100 Muslim rozedaars from the village were invited to offer Maghrib Namaz (Jumma Namaz) and break their day-long fast during Ramzan inside the premises of a 1,200-year-old temple that holds great social and religious significance for the Dalvana people.

The temple priest, Pankaj Thakar, stated that this is the first time the temple’s doors have been opened to Muslims. According to the report
The temple trust and Gram Panchayat decided this year to invite Muslim rozedaars to our temple grounds to break their fast. We arranged for five to six different types of fruits, dates, and sherbet for our village’s more than 100 Muslim rozedaars. Today, I personally welcomed the Maulana sahib of our local mosque; Thakar, the temple priest, stated.

According to the Muslim residents of the village, the area and the villagers live in complete harmony, and every festival, regardless of religion or community, is celebrated with equal zeal, according to the report.

Ramazan, also known as Ramadan, is the most significant and revered holy month in the Islamic calendar. The preachers fast for the entire day, without food or water, and then break the fast at Iftari.

The holy month concludes with Id-Ul-Fitr, also known as Eid, when the rozedaars celebrate by donning new clothes and exchanging sweets and other delicacies.