Mangaluru: In the midst of all the noise which is a hijab vs saffron shawl line has been made throughout the country, there is a painful moment on Friday, which really captures the essence of secularism, in uppinangady, a small town, about 50 km from here.
Today’s mortal remnants of Hasanabba Haji, 85, who died on Thursday, were taken to the cemetery on Friday, along with a close and loved ones, and sympathizers on the main road uppinangady.
Unlike the silent procession, the opposite side of the road echoed by joy and celebration, because thousands of people gathered to mark the BrahmaradormaVa from the Temple of Sri Venkataramana.
This procession moves with grandeur with a splendor with fanfare, and a band plays when people splash with each other.
As the Merala Hasanabbakka funeral procession, when a textile trader is known, it is forwarded along the fabric store, founded five decades.
Return, and come face to face with a procession, suddenly, there is silence pin-drop.
Everyone in the procession, which covered the width of the road, stood beside the road in one file, patted their chest, and paid their last respect for the dead soul.
Hasanabba has served as Secretary and Treasurer of Malik Deenar Juma Mosque, and is active in social and religious activities.
Many respects universities shown by members of the GSB community in paying respect for dead souls, and salutes them because of their movements.