HYDERABAD: Amid tight safety, Friday prayers handed off peacefully at Macca Masjid, the key convergence level for Ganesh idols within the Previous Metropolis. Safety personnel deployed within the space ensured that the namazis left the place instantly after their prayers, regardless of the heavy rains.

By the way, as most had deliberate to supply their prayers and take part in congregations at mosques of their respective localities, the gathering at Macca Masjid was comparatively small.

Vacationers who had hoped to supply prayers weren’t allowed due to the bags they had been carrying. Sadiq Hussain, an IT worker from Maharashtra, tried his greatest to persuade these frisking on the gates, however in useless.

“I got here right here with enthusiasm. No close by enterprise institution was able to preserve my bag. I’m returning disillusioned,” he stated.

The safety preparations close to the mosque ensured that no procession handed by means of the neighborhood throughout prayers. All sound methods had been muted. The gates of Macca Masjid had been closed until the following prayer.

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