Print | On the banks of the river Chitra in Narail, the mosque-temple, the prayer-puja going on at the same place is a bright sign of religious harmony.

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On the banks of the river Chitra in Narail, the mosque-temple, the prayer-puja going on at the same place is a bright sign of religious harmony.

Ujjwal Roy, Narail District Representative: A bright sign of religious harmony on the banks of Chitra river in Narail. In the same place mosque-temple, prayers-puja going on uninterruptedly are such bright signs of religious harmony in Mahishkhola area of Narail municipality on the banks of Chitra river. For nearly four decades, people of Hindu and Muslim communities have been celebrating their religious festivals with respect for each other. Everyone is participating in the festival according to the tradition.

A small field has a mosque on one side and a temple on the other. When it's time, some go to pray, and some go to see the goddess. Everyone practicing their religion independently is keeping harmony. Ujjal Roy, district representative from Narail said that local sources said that once the old sub-registry office of Narail was in Mahishkhola. Next to that office, this mosque named Mahishkhola Old Sub Registry Office Jame Masjid was established in 1985. Later in 1992, the construction of the mosque started again. And Mahishkhola Sarvajaniya Puja Mandir was established a few months after the construction of the mosque.

On the surface (October 11) at noon, it is seen that there are three structures in a small field on the banks of the river Chitra. The mosque is on the west side of the grounds, and the temple is on the north side. The temple faces north-south. And there is a road on the south side of the field.

When we talked to some permanent residents of that area, they said that we Hindu-Muslims have been living in the area peacefully as members of the same family. We have never engaged in any dispute over religion in our area. The people of this area are non-communal in heart and soul. Everyone respects other religions besides practicing their own religion.

Hriday Das of Lohagara, who came to worship the temple, said, I had heard about this place before. In the same place as well as in temples and mosques everyone practices their religion. It was nice to see. If everyone was in harmony like this, there would be no more quarrels about religion.

Mahishkhola Old Sub Registry Office Jame Masjid Imam Inamul Islam said, We have given our prayer schedule to the temple committee. The temple committee restricts their activities during prayers. When the prayer is over, the work of puja-archana goes on as usual. There was no conflict about this. Hopefully not in the future. We all live together in harmony.

Mahishkhola Sarvajanin Puja Mandir Committee General Secretary Shubhankar Sarkar Troupal said, "Though there are more people of Muslim community in this area, we never face any problem in performing our pujas." We have all been living together here for a long time.