Summary:
This Muharram is also significant because, this year Sudha Rani, an elephant from Bijapur in Karnataka carried the ‘alam’, and not the local Rajani. It then proceeded towards Kadam-e-Rasool, which houses the impression of Prophet Mohammed’s feet, brought from Madina during the time of the Nizams. During the Nizam’s time, diamonds were offered to the standard.The procession also went to the Charminar, where city Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar made an offering to the standard. The police who had imposed a series of traffic curbs, kept a tight vigil and ensured that the procession went on without any untoward incident. Meanwhile, Home Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali and others made their offerings from Mir Chowk police station..