8 January 2011 - 20:30

There was a Juloos-e-Aza in Bandra West last night with the starting point being Gurunanak Park and ending point Bandra Shia Jame' Masjid, Bazaar Road. Many city Anjumans took part in it and had come in tempos and trucks. The progamme started with a Majlis followed by Bushehri maatam at the Park.

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - The route of the Juloos was Guru Nanak park, Almeida Park, Rizvi Builder's Bunglow, St. Joseph High School, St. Stanislaus High School, Junction of Chapel Road and Bazaar Road.

A sea of mourners in black clothes swarmed the Bandra West. The niyaz was served at many points which had sherbat, samosas, tea, coffee, snacks etc.

The nauha reciters also were chanting nauhas on the Karbala martyrs. Mohammad Atiq, the Security CEO at Rizvi Builders said," I have been witnessing since many years the enthusiasm of azadaars (mourners), but, in this year's juloos the youths are in forefront."

Fazal of Vakola has come to attend this juloos inspite of his sickness. Ajaz from Nalla Sopara has come with his family and said that he never missed this occasion since it statrted.

A one year old child was doing matam in the arms of his father, it was his first year of azadaari. Karbala is an inspiration.

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