Masjid in Kerala sanctifies a mangalasutra
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Alappuzha:20.01.2020
The over 100-year-old Cheravally Jamaat Masjid in Kayamkulam on Sunday hosted a Hindu wedding on its premises, complete with a vegetarian feast — including two payasam — for 4,000 people. People cutting across religions attended the event, while the jamaat committee met all its expenses.
Sarath Sasi of Kappil Kizhakku, Kayamkulam, and Anju Ashok Kumar tied the knot on the mosque premises, with a Hindu priest leading the rituals. The couple later entered the mosque and sought the blessings of chief imam Riyasudeen Faizy.
Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the wedding was an example of unity from Kerala. “Congratulations to the newlyweds, families, mosque authorities and people of Cheravally,” he said in a tweet.
“The committee also gave Anju 10 sovereign gold and ₹2 lakh as wedding gift, besides home equipment like TV and fridge,” said Nujumudeen Alummoottil, secretary of Cheravally Muslim Jamaat Committee.
Nujumudeen said Anju is also the first woman to enter the mosque. “All religions teach people to love and care for others. Those lessons led to this wedding,” he said.
He had received an application from Bindu, wife of late Ashok Kumar, seeking help to conduct the wedding of her 24-year-old daughter Anju in October last. “When I shared the application with committee members, all of them came forward to arrange facilities for the wedding. Bindu is staying in a rented house with her three children. We decided to conduct the wedding as per Hindu rituals on the mosque premises,” he said.
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HINDU WEDDING IN MOSQUE: Sarath and Anju tie the knot on the premises of the Cheravally Jamaat Masjid in Kayamkulam on Sunday
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Alappuzha:20.01.2020
The over 100-year-old Cheravally Jamaat Masjid in Kayamkulam on Sunday hosted a Hindu wedding on its premises, complete with a vegetarian feast — including two payasam — for 4,000 people. People cutting across religions attended the event, while the jamaat committee met all its expenses.
Sarath Sasi of Kappil Kizhakku, Kayamkulam, and Anju Ashok Kumar tied the knot on the mosque premises, with a Hindu priest leading the rituals. The couple later entered the mosque and sought the blessings of chief imam Riyasudeen Faizy.
Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the wedding was an example of unity from Kerala. “Congratulations to the newlyweds, families, mosque authorities and people of Cheravally,” he said in a tweet.
“The committee also gave Anju 10 sovereign gold and ₹2 lakh as wedding gift, besides home equipment like TV and fridge,” said Nujumudeen Alummoottil, secretary of Cheravally Muslim Jamaat Committee.
Nujumudeen said Anju is also the first woman to enter the mosque. “All religions teach people to love and care for others. Those lessons led to this wedding,” he said.
He had received an application from Bindu, wife of late Ashok Kumar, seeking help to conduct the wedding of her 24-year-old daughter Anju in October last. “When I shared the application with committee members, all of them came forward to arrange facilities for the wedding. Bindu is staying in a rented house with her three children. We decided to conduct the wedding as per Hindu rituals on the mosque premises,” he said.
Full report on www.toi.in
HINDU WEDDING IN MOSQUE: Sarath and Anju tie the knot on the premises of the Cheravally Jamaat Masjid in Kayamkulam on Sunday
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