A small town of about 60,000 in northern Karnataka is on alert as Hindus and Muslims observe separate festivals inside the same dargah or shrine. With drones and extra personnel keeping a watch, the police have banned large gatherings in Aland city of Karnataka Kalaburagi district, around 600 km from the capital Bengaluru, to thwart any attempt to stoke tension. In a rare ruling, the Kalaburagi bench of the Karnataka High Court on Friday allowed a group of Hindus to carry out Shivratri prayers inside the Ladle Madhaq Dargah. The prayers were cleared earlier by a religious tribunal, and the high court refused to cancel the verdict based on an appeal by the dargah authorities. The dargah houses the shrine of a Sufi saint, and the compound has a Raghava Chaitanya Shivlinga as well. Around 15 people have been allowed to worship the Shivlinga and perform their rituals between 2 pm and 6 pm on Saturday. Since the day also marks the Urs, or the death anniversary of the Sufi saint, the co...
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