Perumal visits Dargah

CHIDAMBARAM: Tamil Nadu has set many examples of religious tolerance and one such instance was witnessed near here when Muslims offered a grand welcome to a Hindu deity - Lord Yagna Varahan Perumal (Bhuvaragaswami) - on behalf of their dargah during Masi Magam festival at Killai on Thursday.Sufi saint Hazrath Syed Sha Rahmathullah Vali Shuttary, who lived at Killai about 275 years ago, was given around 365 acres of land.He donated 25 acres of this land to perform poojas to Lord Bhuvaragaswami.During the procession of the deity to the sea for a holy dip, people from the Muslim community receive the Hindu god in front of the dargah by offering a shawl. In turn a garland from the Perumal is placed at the dargah as a token of religious harmony.