New Delhi, It was Holi of 1999, the very day Haj pilgrims were to take a train from Uttar Pradesh’s communally sensitive town of Mau to Delhi. The situation was fraught - till the administration ...

Before today’s Sambhal, there was an Uttar Pradesh that understood and allowed for communal sensitivities. That was in 1999, ...

This festival commemorates the willingness of Prophet ... Essential Ritual: Standing at Arafat is a mandatory component of Hajj. Without it, the pilgrimage is considered incomplete, highlighting ...

The 45-day festival, which began Jan. 13 ... 200 times the number of Muslim pilgrims who participated in the annual Hajj in Mecca and Medina, Saudi Arabia, last year. It is so large it can ...