Children from other Communities Waiting For The Dagger and Kamazani, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.
Some of the Tamil Hindu kids wait for their turn to be blessed by the dagger with a mark on their head , such is the faith in Shia rituals and its the prerogative of the Hindu mother.
This Is India a land where people live in peace respecting each others rituals and religion, giving respect getting respect , this is quintessential Indian mutual coexistence and tolerance level, near Andhra in a village Hindus walk on fire and pay tribute to the Martyrdom of Imam Hussain.
I promote Hindu Muslim amity through my images including shooting Sufi , Sunni Christian rituals.
I walk barefeet on the burning road of Mumbai and shoot the 14 stations of the cross , I was not allowed to pierce my cheeks with a 18 feet rod for the Tamil Hindu goddess Marayam but I shall do it next year to show my solidarity with them as an Indian and as a Hindu Shia..
