Are schools open today — July 7? Check Muharram holiday date and other holidays in July
Sunday holiday: All Sunday in July are non-working days, including July 6, 13, 20, and 27.
Kanwar Yatra: It is possible that some schools in Noida, Ghaziabad and Haridwar declare a school holiday due to Kanwar Yatra but no official confirmation has been made yet. Official announcement is awaited.
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Time of India
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- Time of India
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The Hindu
16 hours ago
- The Hindu
Muharram observed with communal harmony in Belagavi
People of various faiths joined Muharram observation across North Karnataka on Sunday. In Halaga village of Belagavi district, villagers, young and old alike, gathered at the Fatima Dargah and paid their obeisance to the Alavi deities and participated in rituals like Majnu community dances. People from Hindu and Muslim families joined the observation. Workers who earlier migrated to Belagavi, Bengaluru and Mumbai returned to the village for the annual ritual. They took out a procession of the panjas through the main roads of the village and meets in front of the Hazrat Bibi Fatima Dargah in Halaga. Village elder Neelkanth Patil said that Muharram is being observed for centuries in Halaga. It symbolizes the unity of Hindu and Muslim brothers. 'We have been doing it together. Our Muharram gives a message of unity to all. It is the tradition of our ancestors to take out a procession in the village and dance to the beating of drums. We are happy that this is being continued by this generation. It is the desire of the villagers that the future generation too should continue it,' he said. In Ramdurg, people slept with their face to the ground and let the panja carriers walk through the gaps between them. Writer Yallappa Himmadi said that Muharram was observed in villages like Bhojwadi and Bedkihal that have no Muslim families or only a few families from the community. It is a day for mourning. But it is a festival to celebrate communal harmony, Prof. Himmadi said. In Dharwad, it was celebrated as an occasion of grief and mourning. The rituals began in front of dargahs and mosques where panjas were kept on Saturday night itself and taken out on a procession on Sunday. Irani youths belonging to the Shia sect took out their own procession near Kalghatagi Road and indulged in self-flagellation till their chests bled.
The Hindu
16 hours ago
- The Hindu
Muharram observed with ceremonial processions in Kalaburagi
Shia Muslims observed Muharram in Kalaburagi on Sunday with religious fervour to mourn the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain, grandson of Prophet Muhammad, in the battle of Karbala, Iraq, in 680 AD. The devout observe fast for the first eight days of the month and perform other religious rituals. On the 10th day, a procession is taken out as a ritual. Shias gathered at Allah Khane Zahira Irani Masjid in the city and took out a procession for ceremonial mourning that involved the ritualistic 'maatam' or beating on chests and performing self-flagellation with sharp instruments to reflect the grief over the violent deaths of Hussain and his family. The procession, which began from the masjid in Tarfile locality, culminated near the railway station. Religious heads delivered lectures on the relevance of observing the rituals and martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain. Meanwhile, during the month, Suni Muslims observe fast and indulge in prayers and take out colorful procession with Taziya and taboot, a miniature replica of the tomb of Imam Hussain, made in numerous forms and types that culminate in the burial ground. The Muharram processions began on Saturday itself in rural areas and continued till Sunday night in the city. Muharram is a significant festival observed by Hindus and Muslims together on a grand scale, particularly in rural parts, highlighting the tradition of communal harmony.
