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Hyd blasts: Hindus, Muslims hold prayer meet
Hyderabad,
Sept
13:
Hindus
and
Muslims
held
a
prayer
meet
here
on
Wednesday
ahead
of
'Ganesh
Chaturthi'
and
'Ramadan".
Participants, holding photographs of Hindu deities and Muslim shrines, sang hymns and devotional songs celebrating the harmony between religions.
“All Hindus and Muslims are gathered here together, because we want to say that we are all one. We are Indians," said Manoj Alexander, a participant.
The prayer meeting holds significance as it comes almost three weeks after twin blasts in crowded parts of the city killed 40 people and wounded 80 others.
According to officials, the blasts were aimed at creating communal tension.
Ganesh
Chaturthi,
a
10-day
festival
marking
the
birthday
of
Lord
Ganesha
will
begin
from
Saturday,
while
Ramadan,
the
Muslim
holy
month
of
fasting
begins
tomorrow.
ANI>
