Muharram 2020

The Bombay High Court on Friday granted permission for a Muharram procession in the city with stringent restrictions in place in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Muharram India 2020: Muharram is the period of grief and mourning for Shia Muslims across the world. On Muharram, mourners offer prayers at mosques and take out processions grieving the death of the Prophet's grandson.

Refusing permission for Muharram processions in the country over the weekend, the Supreme Court today said it would lead to chaos and "one particular community will be targeted" for spreading the coronavirus.

The Mumbai police have tightened security to keep a hawk-eyed vigil across the city during the 10-day Ganesh Chaturthi festival or Ganeshotsav, which began today amid the COVID-19 pandemic, an official said.

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has urged people to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi (Ganeshotsav), which began today, in a low-key manner and avoid crowding in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Muharram 2020: The Maharashtra government has issued a notice saying, Muharram should be observed keeping coronavirus guidelines in mind. Processions and large gatherings will not be allowed this year. Muharram is observed by Muslims to mourn the death of Hazrat Imam Hussain, in the battle of Karbala, in the seventh century. It marks the first and ...

Muharram 2020: It was on this day that Prophet Muhammad went from Mecca to Medina. Both Shia and Sunni Muslims mourn on Muharram as the Prophet's grandson Hussain Ibn Ali died on this day. Many also observe partial fast as part of the mourning. Muslims belonging to the Shia sect often wear black clothes on Muharram.

The Bombay High Court on Friday granted permission for a Muharram procession in the city with stringent restrictions in place in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Muharram India 2020: Muharram is the period of grief and mourning for Shia Muslims across the world. On Muharram, mourners offer prayers at mosques and take out processions grieving the death of the Prophet's grandson.

Refusing permission for Muharram processions in the country over the weekend, the Supreme Court today said it would lead to chaos and "one particular community will be targeted" for spreading the coronavirus.

The Mumbai police have tightened security to keep a hawk-eyed vigil across the city during the 10-day Ganesh Chaturthi festival or Ganeshotsav, which began today amid the COVID-19 pandemic, an official said.

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has urged people to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi (Ganeshotsav), which began today, in a low-key manner and avoid crowding in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Muharram 2020: The Maharashtra government has issued a notice saying, Muharram should be observed keeping coronavirus guidelines in mind. Processions and large gatherings will not be allowed this year. Muharram is observed by Muslims to mourn the death of Hazrat Imam Hussain, in the battle of Karbala, in the seventh century. It marks the first and ...

Muharram 2020: It was on this day that Prophet Muhammad went from Mecca to Medina. Both Shia and Sunni Muslims mourn on Muharram as the Prophet's grandson Hussain Ibn Ali died on this day. Many also observe partial fast as part of the mourning. Muslims belonging to the Shia sect often wear black clothes on Muharram.