The passion and love for Imam Hussain by the Baluchi Shias needs to be documented ,,the Baluchis who live in the distant suburbs of Thane Kalyan Kalwa come to participate in Chehlum 40 day of the Martyrdom of Imam Hussain at Imamwada Mumbai , you will see them in groups sitting outside the Iranian Mosque Moghul Masjid dressed in black clothes ,,flowery prints , chubby kids and having Niyaz e Hussain..
I dont participate in Moharam in Mumbai so I have not seen them since 2011 ..but this race has fascinated me , it is robust and strong.. and you see them once a year during Chehlum only ,,
Most of the Baluchis accidentally get identified as Iranis ..but they have their ancestral pride and love for their heritage and roots ,, there were once many rich Baluchi businessmen .. you can see the ornate tiled Baluchi graves at the Rehmatabad Shia cemetery.
During the Urus of Haji Malang at Kalyan you will find Baluchi women selling glares outside the station.. they dont like being photographed ,,,
