EID MUBARAK, EVERYONE!

Eid in India is a unique showcase of the nation’s multiculturalism. The festival tears down all walls and unites us together in a beautiful bond

Shara Ashraf, Prerna Gauba, Abhinav Verma, Akshay Kaushal and Etti Bali

Atransgender Hindu woman who loves covering her hands with mehendi every Eid and offers a prayer for peace on Chaand Raat, a Sikh artist who makes a unique ‘unity rangoli’ on Eid at his home, interreligious couples for whom the festival is a beautiful occasion to spread the message of love and harmony, a Sufi Muslim historian who throws open her kitchen to strangers to relish Eid delicacies —no one celebrates Eid the way Indians do.

The festival is a great occasion to salute the soul nourishing, unmatched diversity of India that wipes out all prejudices and makes us so proud. May this Eid be shubh for you!

PHOTOS: AMAL KS, MANOJ VERMA, RAAJESSH KASHYAP/HT

This floral Eid rangoli has been made by artist Harinder Singh of Studio 1469. “We must keep recalling Guru Nanak ji’s message of universal harmony. Eid is one of the great occasions to do so,” says Singh

Suji makhane ka halwa made by Meera Ali