RISHIKESH: A unique tradition, reflective of communal harmony in the villages of Bhattowala and Ghumaniwala in Rishikesh, is rapidly getting eroded as.
The tradition of mazars in two villages in Rishikesh, featuring Islamic symbolism but owned by upper-caste Hindu families, is fading away. These mazars were constructed on privately owned land and are now being dismantled voluntarily as part of an anti-encroachment campaign by the Uttarakhand government. At least nine families have already taken steps to remove these structures, citing superstition and a desire to preserve Hindu beliefs.