Mumbai, Sept. 5 -- The Maharashtra government today revised the date of the Eid-e-Milad holiday in Mumbai city and suburban districts.
The holiday, which was earlier declared for Friday (September five), will now be observed on Monday (September eight).
A government source stated that the change was made after Muslim community members in Mumbai decided to hold Eid processions on Monday.
Since Anant Chaturdashi, the last day of Ganpati immersion, will be celebrated on Saturday (September six), community leaders suggested postponing the Eid processions to avoid an overlap of the two major festivals.
The state government accepted this proposal and issued a fresh circular.
Accepting the written request of Congress Working Committee member ...