Muharram ( Ashura ) In India | Diva India

Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar. On the first day of Muharram, the Islamic New Year is observed by Muslims. The Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar, and is 11 to 12 days shorter than the solar year. Hence it is a little different from the Gregorian calender that is used in the western nations. When compared with the Gregorian calendar, which is a solar calendar, the lunar month of Muharram shifts from year to year. The month of Muharram is of great religious significance to Islamic people the world over. It is held to be the most sacred of all the months, excluding Ramadan. The word "Muharram" is often considered synonymous with "Ashura", the tenth day of the Muharram month.

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Muharram ( Ashura ) In Lucknow

Anjumans (bunches discussing Nauhas - funeral poems) assumed control over the street from Nakkhas till Karbala Talkatora  where the parade gravely finished by night. Beating their chests with hands, even sharp edges and swords, performing Matam, grievers strolled barefoot from the Imambara to the Karbala wearing dark garments on the day.  Ladies and youngsters additionally joined the parade that saw numerous a hundred Hindus and Sunni Muslims being a functioning piece of it.

In another parade that began from the Shah Najaf Imambara, a huge number of Hindu Azadars (grievers of Imam Husain) congregated and took out Tazias (copy of Imam Husain's catacomb in Karbala, Iraq), resting them at long last in soil at the Ghar wali Karbala. Amid the day, a Hindu religious head, Swami Sarang additionally played out the Matam by affixes as a tribute to Imam Husain.

Muharram ( Ashura ) In Karnataka

HUBLI: Muslims and Hindus in Dharwad, Haveri and Gadag districts gather on Moharram. Various rituals were performed by Hindus and Muslims and in some of the villages in North Karnataka where there were only one or two Muslim families, Hindus took the responsibility of making arrangements for the rituals.  A number of Iranians, who have settled in Dharwad, took out a procession as part of the procession. From the mosque near Toll Naka, they marched to another mosque near Nucchambli Bavi. While women and some children beat their chests with bare hands, several youths and also some children beat theirs with blades and knives, while others used chains to inflict pain on themselves as a mark of expressing sorrow. In all the three districts, the ritual of carrying the “panja” took place in the morning and a procession was taken out in the evening, in which a large number of people belonging to both the communities took part.

Muharram ( Ashura ) in Kerela

Taziyas are made which are decorated replicas of the Martyr’s (Hussein Ali’s Tomb) are taken out in processions on the occasion of Muharram.The air echoes with the sounds of the beating of drums and the mournful cries of the followers mournful the death of Hussein. One can also onlooker scenes from the Karbala battlefield being enacted in this procession. Many boxers inflict wounds on themselves and many people are seen beating their breasts and taking the name of Hussein. The most unique feature of the celebrations of Muharram in Kerala is the "Pulikali" or Tiger Dance. The Muslims of Kerala paint their bodies and wear masks so that they resemble tigers. It is not just their guise which is akin to that of a tiger, their gestures and body movements are also similar to that of a tiger.Tiger stands for guts and courage.Their purpose of imitating a tiger is to show that Hussein’s bravery can be comparable to that of a tiger.

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