PM Narendra Modi reaches Indore to attend Ashara Mubaraka

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday morning arrived in Indore to attend 'Ashara Mubaraka', the commemoration of the death anniversary of Imam Husain.

'Ashara Mubaraka' is observed at the beginning of the Islamic year. The period is dedicated to the remembrance of Prophet Mohammed's grandson Imam Husain.

The tenth day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, is known as Ashura and marks the day on which Imam Husain the along with his family members and companions.

The Prime Minister, who was received at the Indore airport by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, is also scheduled to meet the 53rd religious head of Dawoodi Bohra community Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, whose sermon Prime Minister Modi will attend. This is the first meeting between the Prime Minister and the Dawoodi Bohra spiritual leader.

The Prime Minister will address a gathering. The event will include speeches by Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin and Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

Dawoodi Bohra is a minuscule community within the Shia sect of Islam.