For nearly three centuries, Muslims and Hindus in India’s northern Varanasi city have prayed to their gods in a mosque and a temple that are separated by one wall. Many see it as an example of religious coexistence in a country where bouts of deadly communal violence are common.
A court in India’s Uttar Pradesh state today allowed a lawsuit by Shri Krishna Janambhoomi Trust and other private parties seeking ownership of the land on which the Shahi Idgah Masjid stands in the pilgrim town of Mathura.
Master director Satyajit Ray loved Varanasi. He shot two of his films “Aparajito” and “Joi Baba Felunath” in the city – bringing to the audience the old world charm of the ghats of the Ganges and its blind alleys. The same city is now in the news for an entirely different reason.
For nearly three centuries, Muslims and Hindus in India’s northern Varanasi city have prayed to their gods in a mosque and a temple that are separated by one wall. Many see it as an example of religious coexistence in a country where bouts of deadly communal violence are common.
A court in India’s Uttar Pradesh state today allowed a lawsuit by Shri Krishna Janambhoomi Trust and other private parties seeking ownership of the land on which the Shahi Idgah Masjid stands in the pilgrim town of Mathura.
Master director Satyajit Ray loved Varanasi. He shot two of his films “Aparajito” and “Joi Baba Felunath” in the city – bringing to the audience the old world charm of the ghats of the Ganges and its blind alleys. The same city is now in the news for an entirely different reason.