Amidst heightened vigil and security, ‘Eid’ was celebrated with great fervour and gaiety across Dhanbad and Bokaro on Wednesday. No untoward incidents were reported from the twin districts. The festival was celebrated in harmony.
Amidst a big celebration across the city, Surender Kumar alias (Pahalwan), a roadside tea vendor, a follower of Hindu religion celebrated ‘Eid’ by distributing ‘Sewai’, Laddu and tea among the poor and pedestrians.
“All festivals teach us to feel oneness with all creation and we should follow the path of love, purity and forgiveness; no maters that we are the follower of different religions,” said Surender.
“We all are the son of one almighty, thus we are brothers”, he added.
Devotees celebrated ‘Eid’, which signifies the successful completion of the sacred month of Ramadan (Ramzan). Dressed in their best, thousands of devotees assembled at mosques and prayer grounds in the coal and steel belt to offer special prayers, which was performed in unison. Later, they exchanged good wishes.
People visited relatives and enjoyed special dishes, particularly ‘sewayian’, made of vermicelli and different varieties of biryani and kebabs.
“Eid teaches the lesson that real happiness arises from performing one’s duty and making sacrifices for a noble objective,” said Murshid a Shopkeeper at City Centre Sector-4 in Bokaro Steel City.
The practice of fasting during the month of Ramadan is to sublimates the inner self of man and inculcates discernment of the pangs and hardships which the poor and the needy face. “This feeling is awakened in all those, whether rich or poor, young or old, who observe fasting,” he added.