
Lalbaugcha Raja Visarjan Mein Hindustani Masjid Par Kyun Rukta Hai?
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Lalbaugcha Raja ka visarjan procession, jo har saal Anant Chaturdashi par Girgaon Chowpatty tak jata hai, ek khaas pal ke liye Hindustani Masjid, Byculla mein rukta hai.
Yeh tradition decades se chali aa rahi hai aur Mumbai ke communal harmony ka powerful symbol hai.
Yeh shuru hua 1960s mein, jab local Muslim leaders ne Lalbaugcha Raja Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal ko procession ke smooth passage ke liye support kiya.
Tab se, har saal Muslim community Bappa ko flowers aur sweets offer karti hai,
1992-93 ke Bombay riots ke baad, jab city mein tension tha, ek Muslim social worker Jamdar Zariwala ne mandal se kaha, “Jo hua so hua, hum Bappa ka swagat karenge.” Tab se Nagpada junction par Shahi Sherbet bhi baanta jata hai.



