Sea of tazias mark Muharram observance

  • | Saturday | 22nd September, 2018

Tight police security has been made all along the route of the tazia processions. Surat: Colourful tazias of different sizes and shapes were taken out in different parts of the city on the occasion of Muharram on Friday. Some come from faraway villages to offer gifts to tazias.”The tazia processions are expected to conclude at Hodi Bungalow by midnight. The tazias from Moti Talkiz and Salabatpura also reach Bhagal to join the processionsTazia Committee secretary Asad Kalyani said, “Many people remember the martyrdom of Husayn on this day. Over one lakh people from city and nearby villages watched around 350 tazias when they were taken out in processions to commemorate the martyrdom day of Husayn, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad.Members of communal harmony committee felicitated those in the first 10 tazias when they arrived at Bhagal.

Surat: Colourful tazias of different sizes and shapes were taken out in different parts of the city on the occasion of Muharram on Friday. Over one lakh people from city and nearby villages watched around 350 tazias when they were taken out in processions to commemorate the martyrdom day of Husayn, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad.Members of communal harmony committee felicitated those in the first 10 tazias when they arrived at Bhagal. Swami Amrishanand, mayor Dr Jagdish Patel, police commissioner Satish Sharma and some other dignitaries were among those who felicitated the people accompanying the tazias.Generally, the tazias are taken out from Navsari Bazaar to Bhagal charrasta and from there to Chowk Bazaar from Rajmarg and then they go to Hodi Bungalow via Muglisarai. The tazias from Moti Talkiz and Salabatpura also reach Bhagal to join the processionsTazia Committee secretary Asad Kalyani said, “Many people remember the martyrdom of Husayn on this day. Some come from faraway villages to offer gifts to tazias.”The tazia processions are expected to conclude at Hodi Bungalow by midnight. Tight police security has been made all along the route of the tazia processions.

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