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Lucknow9 hours ago
In Karnataka, the controversy over hijab reached the loudspeakers in temples and mosques on the way of Namaz on the streets. By the way, Twitter kept catching up with it. Then on April 21, a different instruction came, from UP CM Yogi Adityanath – strictly follow the law.
What is law? No loudspeaker should be heard outside the campus. The officers panicked. ACS Home, Avnish Awasthi has issued an order, report those who play loudspeakers in loud voice by April 30.
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The report that ACS Home has sought is still time to come, but to know the reality, on Wednesday, 27 April, 24 Dainik Bhaskar reporters reached outside the campus of 60 temples and the same number of mosques in 12 districts of UP. Then, when Aarti and Ajan was happening. What we have seen and heard, we are putting them in front of you in sequence.
1. Lucknow: Nadwa loudspeaker loud, Aarti without mic in Hanuman temple
Loudspeaker sound on Nadwa is very loud. There is disturbance outside the road.
Mosque: After Dada Mian Dargah Bhaskar team reached Nadwa. The loudspeaker here is very loud. The road is 60 meters away from the loudspeakers. Still the sound is coming on the road.
Temple: There is a huge crowd at Hanuman Setu, the largest temple of Hanumanji in Lucknow at 6 pm. Aarti is going on, but there is no sound till 30 meters away from the road. Those who set up a prasad shop near the temple told that the temple management itself has removed the loudspeaker. Now Aarti is done without mic.
2. Varanasi: Here all is peace
In Durgamata temple, both mike and loudspeaker are not used for aarti.
Mosque: The loudspeaker in Gyanvapi Masjid, adjacent to Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham temple, makes a sound, but not loud.
Temple: When we reached Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham, there was talk with the Chief Archak Teknarayan. Loudspeakers are never used for worship here. Similarly, Kotwal Baba Kalbhairav of Kashi, Sankatmochan Hanuman temple, Durga temple at Durgakund and Tulsi Manas temple do not have loudspeakers for aarti. The same condition is also in the Buddhist temples and Jain temples at Sarnath.
3. Prayagraj: Noise is getting less
Loudspeakers have been taken down from Sunni Jama Masjid in Prayagraj.
Mosque: The Arrangement Committee of Sunni Jama Masjid located near Chowk Kotwali has removed 4 out of 6 speakers. The faces of the two speakers have also been turned. Now Azaan can be heard only around the mosque premises. In the afternoon near Hari Masjid of Dhobighat, the sound of Azaan is much less than normal days. The noise in the mosque located at Badri Awas Colony has also been reduced significantly.
Temple: In Sangam Kshetra Layte Hanuman Mandir Aarti is performed without a mike. Balveer Puri, the Peethadheeshwar of Sri Matha Baghambari Gaddi and the chief priest of the Lete Hanuman temple, says that for a long time worship aarti takes place without loudspeakers.
The loudspeakers in Alopi Devi temple have been switched off immediately after the order of the CM. Loudspeakers have also been removed in Shaktipeeth Maa Kalyani Devi and Lalita Devi temples.
Louspeakers are not being used for many decades in the city deity Veni Madhav Temple. Here Kirtan and Bhajan are also done without mic. This ancient temple is situated in the middle of a dense settlement on the paved road of Daraganj area.
4. Mathura: Victory of mutual understanding and harmony
The loudspeaker at the birthplace of Shri Krishna in Mathura has been switched off.
Mosque: Out of the 3 loudspeakers installed at the Shahi Idgah, 2 were removed. The good thing is that this work was done before the order or the arrival of the police.
Temple: The loudspeaker at the birthplace of Shri Krishna in Mathura has been switched off. Here only in the morning invocation and recitation of Vishnu Sahasranama was done. The loudspeaker at the top of Bhagwat Bhawan was switched off by the Sri Krishna Janmasthan temple management immediately after the Chief Minister asked.
5. Azamgarh: Following the instructions
In Azamgarh, Muslim religious leaders are sending their own people to get the loudspeakers removed.
Mosque: On visiting five different mosques, no sound was heard outside the campus at a single place. Muslim religious leaders are sending their own people to get the loudspeakers removed.
Temple: When he reached the famous Ganesh temple of the city, loudspeakers were not found there. Pujari Rajesh Mishra says that the sound of the loudspeaker should be such that it sounds good. Children and heart patients have a lot of problems when the voice is hoarse. Following the instructions of the government, loudspeakers are being removed from the temple.
6. Meerut: ‘Common man was happy’ when noise reduced
In the Jama Masjid near the Kotwali of Meerut, the sound of the loudspeaker has reduced.
Mosque: The sound of the loudspeaker has reduced in the Jama Masjid near Kotwali, the most sensitive area of Meerut city. The sound of Azaan is being heard only in the Masjid campus. The same is true for the loudspeakers of mosques in West End Road, Thapar Nagar, Sadar Bazar and Cantt area.
Temple: Mahant Mahendra Das of Balaji Dham Shani Mandir located in Meerut Cantt, together with the people, himself removed the loudspeaker from the roof of the temple. The sound of the sound box installed in the temple has also been slowed down.
When we met some common people while walking around the temples and mosques, they said in unison, ‘We are happy with the decision to reduce the noise.’
7. Kanpur: The ears are getting relief in Kanpur
Two loudspeakers have been removed in the mosque in front of Badi Idgah in Kanpur.
Mosque: Two loudspeakers have been removed in the mosque in front of Badi Idgah. Right now there are two loudspeakers. But, his voice is coming out of the campus very minor. When it was getting dark in the afternoon, a very low sound from the loudspeaker is reaching the road.
There are three loudspeakers on the minaret of Noori Masjid, the second Bajaria. Neighbors told that earlier there were five loudspeakers in this mosque, which have been reduced to three.
Temple: Loudspeakers have been removed from the ancient Vankhandeshwar temple. Loudspeaker was not visible in the famous Panki Hanuman temple of Kanpur. People told that these days the sound of drums and conch shells are not coming out during the aarti being held inside the temple. Loudspeakers were not seen outside or inside the Anandeshwar temple of Paramat.
8. Agra: Making Videos, People Didn’t Like It
Here in the historic Jama Masjid, the azaan was heard in a low voice without a loudspeaker.
Mosque: In the historic Jama Masjid of Agra, a light sound was heard without a loudspeaker when there was azaan. However, there were half a dozen ACs in the mosque on the Madina Tirahe near it and the loudspeaker was facing the road. People started protesting when they tried to make a video here.
Temple: Similarly, bhajans were heard playing on loudspeakers at the Radha Krishna Temple in Agra’s Lawyers Colony.
9. Ayodhya: There were no loudspeakers at some places, some were removed from them
3 out of 4 loudspeakers have landed in Tedhi Bazar Masjid of Ayodhya.
Mosque: Four loudspeakers were installed in Tedhi Bazar Masjid of Ayodhya, but now the police have got three removed. There is not even a single loudspeaker in the Kajiana Masjid. Haji Mehboob, the issuer of Babri Masjid, says that the loudspeaker has been removed from the mosque at the behest of the police.
Temple: There is no loudspeaker in Ram Janmabhoomi. Four loudspeakers have been installed in the Kalash in Hanumangarhi. The priest Ramesh Das says that the sound of the Hanumangarhi loudspeaker is hundreds of years old. They play very low. There is no loudspeaker in Kanak Bhawan temple. Same is the case with Dasharatha Mahal.
10. Aligarh: Loudspeakers are still installed in the Shahi Masjid
Voices are still coming out of Aligarh’s Shahi Jama Masjid.
Mosque: When the Azaan started in Aligarh’s Shahi Jama Masjid, several loudspeakers rang simultaneously. His voice was heard throughout the area. The Shahi Jama Masjid of Aligarh is in the upper Kot area. There is a Kotwali just in front of it.
Temple: There was not a single loudspeaker at the time of aarti in the Gilharrajji temple of Achaltal, that is, the ancient Hanuman temple of Mahabharata.
11. Saharanpur: Police working closely with religious leaders
Mosque: So far, the police have sent notices to those responsible for more than 700 temples and mosques to take down the loudspeakers.
Temple: SSP Akash Tomar said that instructions have been given to all the station heads to ensure compliance of the order. The SHO has appealed to keep the loudspeaker sound 55-45 decibels after meeting with the religious leaders of their areas. Strict action will be taken against those who disobey the order of the court.
12. Bareilly: People taking off themselves loudspeakers
So far, loudspeakers of about 30 religious places have been brought down in Bareilly.
Mosque: Loudspeaker sound has been reduced from 150 places. SSP Rohit Sajwan gave this information.
Temple: So far, loudspeakers of about 30 religious places have been brought down in Bareilly.
There are some figures of the government, the decisions of the Supreme Court, the condition of Muslim countries and the opinion of the celebs of our country on these matters. We have placed them in 4 graphics below.
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Reporters: Lucknow From Sunil Mishra and Praveen Kumar Rai, Varanasi From Pushpendra Tripathi, Azamgarh From Ajay Kumar Mishra, Saharanpur From Amit Gupta, Kanpur From Aditya Dwivedi, Ayodhya From Ramesh Mishra, Prayagraj From Amrish Shukla, Anjani Srivastava, Bareilly From Abhishek Pandey, Meerut From Shalu Agarwal, Agra From Gaurav Bhardwaj, Avinash Jaiswal and Jagat Singh, Mathura to Pawan Gautam, Aligarh From Rohit Sharma and Muzaffarnagar From Mohammad Rashid.
Graphics: Rajkumar Gupta
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