Tral Set Example of Harmony by constructing temple for Hindus

TRAL: Kashmir is famous for its hospitality, brotherhood and confluence of the some of the great religions and cultures .thepeople of different religions whether Hindu, Muslims, Buddhists or Christians are living with peace and harmony through centuries.

The festivals are celebrated together and sorrows areshared together in valley. The pillars of unity among the people were unshakenby the conflict in the state. The Temples, Mosques and Gurduwaras are standing parallelto each other on river banks as well as on meadows the azaan of masjids, the bells of temples and the granths of gurduwaras in early morning testimony the brotherhoodin Kashmir. The ethos of Kashmir culture has time and again withstood thetravails and tribulations of time despite the currents of odds and challenges throughdifferent changing times.

Brotherhood can be seen everywhere in Kashmir, one of such example has come to fore from the south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.The residents of Haripari, Ganeshbal of Tral area, forty kilometres from the Srinagar, the Muslim community of the Haripora area has come forward for the reconstruction of the old temple as it has got cracks and was in a Slumber. Haripari area was one of the major Hindu populated area in Tral, the majority of the Hindu families has migrated from the area in 1990, some of the families stayed back . they are living in harmony  with the Muslim.

The Pandit families have started the construction of the Ganesh Astapan  temple, and Muslims are showing the solitary with them, they are morally and financially giving the helping hand to their pandit brothers in the construction of the temple.

Gulam Ahmad Mir a local resident said, “whenwe respect the others religion they will respect our religion also, they are apart of our society, whenever we have any need they help us and we also helpthem whenever we they need, from my childhood I have grown up with them,playingwith them ,we celebrate the festivals together.”

‘’It has been only possible through the contribution ofour Muslim neighbours that we are able to build the temple,we never feeldifference with each other, we are always there for each other , my message toeveryone is that we should not fight in the name of religion as every religionpreaches the message of peace,” Sanjay bhat a local pandit said

Every person should believe in common brotherhood and try to maintain the communal harmony ,as all religions are promoting the peace,  love and brotherhood .The other state of the India should take a leaf from the valley of Kashmir  in promoting the communal  harmony.