Curated by - BAGHWAN DAS BERAGI | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Shajapur, Navratri means the festival of worship of Mother Durga in Hinduism. Navratri has a lot of importance and this festival is celebrated with great gaiety, but a Muslim youth has set an example of Hindu-Muslim unity by installing a Durga idol in village Nainavad, just 10 km from the district headquarters.This young man built Durga Pandal at his own expense, which is setting an example of brotherhood and communal harmony in the society. Before this, Abid Bhai of village Nainavad celebrated Ganesh festival at his own expense, now he spent more than one lakh rupees and installed Durga idol and built a grand pandal. Aarti and Garbe are being organized daily in this pandal. Abid Bhai is engaged in worshiping the mother in Navratri. They are fasting barefoot. Both the times they are also doing worship according to the law. Here all the Hindus and Muslims are celebrating the festival of Navratri in a gleeful manner, beyond the shackles of religion. Diwali of Hindus of this region is never celebrated without Muslims and Eid of Muslims is also incomplete without Hindus. Sarpanch representative of the village Chandersinh Deora told that Navratri is being celebrated with pomp here at the expense of Abid Bhai. He himself is worshiping the mother by law. All the people are gathering here and worshiping the mother. All the villagers are helping him.