Kanpur: This city has unique example of ecclesiastical decency.Tatmill chowk, in the heart of the city, presents a spectacle of a Hanuman temple and a mosque that share a common entry door.
Aarti and azaan take place with the cooperation of the two communities.
When the state government issued orders for the removal of loudspeakers from mosques, the orders were followed here with mutual understanding.
Devotees who came to offer namaaz say it is a good move and that they have no problems with it.
"We believe in inclusiveness and we all stay here in peace," the temple priest told.
Both the Hindus and the Muslims clean the premises, as is told. It is said that about a hundred years ago, some members of the two religious communities first came together to pray, reveal the residents.
Even a century later, this place has kept the tradition of praying together alive.
The clashes and the controversies in the other parts of the state and country could not discourage them from practising their religious prayers separately.
