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Sambhal's Kartikeya Mahadev temple celebrates Holi after 46 years
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3/13/2025
The Kartikeya Mahadev temple in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, witnessed vibrant Holi celebrations on 13th March after a 46-year closure due to communal riots.
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And let me take you straight to Sambal in Uttar Pradesh, where after close to 50 years
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break, a hiatus of 46 long years, the Kartikeya Mahadev Temple in Khaggu Sarai, Sambal witnessed
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vibrant holy celebrations on the 13th of March.
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The temple had remained closed since 1978.
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And why?
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Because there were horrific communal riots and Hindus were forced to leave.
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They were compelled to leave.
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The temple was shut down.
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It reopened now in December 2024 and for the first time after a gap of close to 50 years,
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there was massive, watch those images, significant holy celebrations and what a moment for locals
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in the area who celebrated holy.
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It's a big statement of intent that has also been made.
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Remember what Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath told us at the India Today
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Conclave.
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He said, we will take what is ours.
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The government is very clear and the significance of Sambal, a very holy Hindu shrine, a teerth
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of the Kalki Avatar Temple of Lord Vishnu.
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We get you more in this report.
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Vibrant holy celebrations in Sambal.
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Festival of colours at the Kartikeya Mahadev Temple after a 46 year break.
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Members from various social and Hindu organisations actively participated in the celebrations.
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The participants lauded the efforts of the police and local authorities in ensuring a
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secure environment.
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In a bid to ensure peace during the overlapping festivities of Holi and the Friday prayers
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in the month of Ramzan, the UP government took many measures.
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Ten mosques, including the Shahi Jama Masjid, were covered with tarpaulin to prevent any
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disturbances.
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Sambal administration has tightened the security on the ground currently.
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I am here behind the Shahi Jama Masjid, which became the epicentre of violence in the month
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of November last year.
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And as you can see in the visuals, you can see Uttar Pradesh police personnels, RRF as
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well as PAC police personnels are deployed on the ground to maintain peace.
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The police also conducted a flag march in Sambal, where clashes occurred in November
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last year over a court-ordered survey of the Jama Masjid.
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As you can see behind me in the visuals, currently a flag march is taking place and ASP as well
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as circle officers are taking this flag march and you can see in the visual, the Vajravan
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is also patrolling on the streets of Sambal and this is like a warning for the elements,
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those who will try to break law and order in the city.
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Meanwhile, the ASI team carried out measurements and assessments ahead of the planned whitewashing
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and renovation work of Shahi Jama Masjid.
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The ASI team has come from Meerut today and they are doing the measurements here, they
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are looking at where and how to do the demolition, they are making all the estimates and we are
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fully cooperating as you can see and there is no problem anywhere.
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The demolition will start very soon.
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The successful and peaceful celebration of Holi at the Kartikeya Mahadev Temple after
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nearly half a century highlights the local community's commitment to harmony.
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With Anmol Bali in Sambal, Bureau Report, India Today.
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And I quickly want to take you to Sambal where my colleague Anmol Bali now joins us with more.
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Anmol, we saw these images and we saw the singing of Aaj Baraj Mein Holi Hai.
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It just sounded marvellous.
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What's the situation right now?
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Is it calm?
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Is it peaceful?
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Why the deployment of so many police personnel?
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Gaurav, currently I am here at the Shankar Chowk and I will show you two visuals of Sambal.
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On one of my side I will show you hustling bustling market because only one day is left
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for the mega Holi celebration but on the other hand the administration has also tightened
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the security measures in the city and I will also show you the other visuals where they
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have deployed heavy number of police forces on the ground.
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This is Shankar Chowk, one of the main area of Sambal and today it was also seen that
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today police held a flag march on the streets of Sambal on the main route where we will
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see tomorrow the Holi procession will pass.
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They have deployed RRF as well as PAC, Uttar Pradesh police on the ground to maintain peace,
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law and order and they have also requested peace and harmony.
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They are talking with the police committees.
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Even they have covered the walls of the mosque, not only Shahi Jama Masjid but nine other
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mosques which will come on the way of the main Holi procession.
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All those walls are now covered.
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So you can see in the visuals, two visuals, one of hustling bustling market and other
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of the security forces being deployed to control the situation if something arises.
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I will also show you they are keeping eye via CCTV camera, they are keeping eye via
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drones, they are also monitoring the social media, they have detained several people,
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those who were trying to break law and order in the city and while talking to India today
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ACP explained that soon they will initiate action against those elements, those who will
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break law and order or try to hamper peace and harmony.
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But Anmol I want to understand, I want to understand from you and you know what are
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your police sources telling you?
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Is it the first time that masjid and you are telling us that there are about 10-12 mosques
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in the area where tarpaulin is being put on the wall outside.
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Is this being done for the first time or is it almost a standard operating procedure year
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after year?
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Gaurav today it was seen that a team of ASI came to Shahi Jama Masjid and while talking
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to us Zafar of Shahi Jama Masjid, Zafar Ali who is the president of Jama Masjid committee
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explained us that this is not the first time that they have covered the walls of masjid
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with plastic sheets.
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Last year also they did like this and they have been doing this for last many years to
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protect walls of the masjid.
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But yeah, when we talked with various of the locals like some people were preparing for
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Holi Ka Dehen just few steps away from the Shahi Jama Masjid when we asked them is this
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the first time that you are burning or you are going to burn Holi Ka in this tight security
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amid tight security, they said yeah this is very first time they are witnessing security
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like this.
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So locals have different opinion to the tight situation of security in the city.
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