For the Muslim families of Dachepalli, the Krishna Pushkarams are a part of culture, where they take a traditional dip in the free-flowing waters on the occasion.
On Thursday, nearly 1,000 families gathered at Tangeda ghat for the ceremony on the banks of the river, as it passed Dachepalli mandal. Men, women and children savoured the dip in the cool waters, with other communities joining them.
The ghat is on the border between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and the village is among the few that have a significant Muslim population.
‘Curative properties’“It has our village tradition to take bath here as we believe the river has curative properties,” said Ch. Hasan Ahmed, member of the water distribution committee at Dachepalli. The MLA for Gurazala, Yarapathineni Srinivasa Rao, who was at the ghat, said Hindus and Muslims always celebrate festivals together here.
“Hindus take part in Muslim festivals and vice versa. The two communities have lived in harmony in Dachepalli,” the Gurazala MLA said.
