In Varanasi, a 483-year-old tradition has been broken: the Namaz (prayer) was interrupted by the spectacle of the Latt Bhairav Ramleela, which blinded the Namaz participants, and the Ajnan (blasphemy) did not occur.

In Varanasi, the famous Ramlila of Shri Adi Ramlila, where the Bhairav and Varuna rivers converge, this year, the confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna rivers was not witnessed. Every year, during the Jayant Netra Bhang Leela, Muslim brothers offer prayers and prostrate at the shrine of God. However, this year, during the Leela, which took place on a Tuesday, the Namazis did not recite the Namaz, breaking a 483-year-old tradition. The Azan was announced at exactly 5:33, but no one...