A dargah, a Hindu caretaker and hundreds of believers
Dikom (Assam): Seventy- two-year-old Khedan Prasad Singh has just arisen after an elaborate puja in his tiny home here. He prepares to offer namaaz soon after at the Sufi shrine in his courtyard that is thronged by people every day. A devout Hindu who offers his namaaz five times a day and religiously keeps his fasts during the ongoing Muslim holy month of Ramzan, Singh's is a 40-year-old tale that does more than amaze people.
It also inspires a feeling of communal harmony.
Image: Muslims gather during Friday Prayers at a mosque in Allahabad on Aug 13, 2010.
Inset: Khedan Prasad Singh
Text: IANS
Images: AP
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