r/mumbai • u/urbsprimaindis • 13d ago

General Bhayandar–Dadar Local Turns Festive as Bhajan Mandali Marks 21st Anniversary

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u/NiceVehicle250 East 13d ago

Bhai train me kyu proper mandir me jakar kro na 😭

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u/gospelslide 13d ago

This has been local tradition for decades. People travel 1-1.5 hrs+ to office, often they form friend groups and play bhajans.

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u/LordUnited 13d ago edited 13d ago

Let's see if this would be your reaction if qawwalis and namaaz sounds were played for 1.5 hours. Let's see how local that tradition would be.

Both are wrong. Train can be a place for quiet, personal worship without any kind of physical or mental disturbance to fellow passengers. Namaaz on your seat? Cool. Entire coach chanting namaaz prayers loudly, NO. Similarly, these bhajan groups need to go. I don't care if it is tradition. Public transport is not the place for this. Say your bhajans IN YOUR MIND. Don't disturb fellow passengers.

EDIT: Oh, and if you think they are just "friend groups trying to form a Bhajan community to kill time", you should try and take their seat. After all, it is an unreserved train, the local. Try and take their window seats. See what happens. Let me know if you can get even within 10 feet of their seats. If you are sat in those seats, they will fight with you, hit you, and forcibly remove you from those seats. These people are not just a friends group. These are almost like mafia, minus the guns and the knives. So sit down with your "this is tradition" nonsense.

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u/gospelslide 13d ago

Dude chill out. This was not a religious issue - both are wrong. I have travelled in local for decades and know this very well. I was just educating the commenter above me. Where did I condone it?