Hindu family performs Azadari for 65 years

It is a unique example of camaraderie and Hindu-Muslim brotherhood. A devout Hindu family performs Azadari to mourn the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Husain, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad.
According to Anand Gupta, the practice has continued for the past 65 years. His family living in the nondescript locality of Gud Mandi in Chowk continues to observe Muharram despite growing fundamentalism.
Gupta and his family members start the day cleaning and making arrangements for majlis, which is held daily in his house.
Anand's grandfather Maiku continued to maintain the Imambara and observe Azadari after the actual owner of migrated to Pakistan after partition.
During ten days of Muharram, majlises are held daily at his house between 3 and 4 pm. Azadars of the locality assemble at the Imambara. An orator addresses the gathering and narrates the Karbala tragedy. ‘Tabarruk’ (prasad) is distributed thereafter.
"Several years back, my grandfather started Azadari after most of the family members of the property hailing from Imambara had migrated to Pakistan after partition. We mourn the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain and his family members and recall the sufferings they faced at the hands of Yazid’s army,” Anand Gupta said.
“We have been attending the majlis at the Imambara of Gupta for the last 30 years,” Shahid Mazdoor, a resident of Daira Shah Ajmal, said.
Arshad Abbas addresses the majlis for the past 16 years. Residents of the area, irrespective of religion, attend the majlis. Muslims of the locality appreciate the efforts of Gupta and his family members in upholding secularism in letter and spirit.
Even women participate in the majlis.
Jagdish Singh of Kaushambi had built a Karbala in Meohar village in Kaushambi district. This area is dominated by Hindus.