<p>Amidst the hijab, halal, Azaan and other controversies that have adversely affected religious harmony in society, a noble gesture by a Muslim man spreads a message of peace near Chikkahole dam in Chamarajanagar taluk.</p>.<p>P Rehman, a retired employee of the water resources department, has got a Ganesha temple built there. He has even appointed a priest for conducting daily pujas. </p>.<p>Rehman now serves as a gate operator at Suvarnavathi and Chikkahole dams.</p>.<p>He pays monthly wages to the priest. Special pujas are conducted every Monday and Friday at the temple and the villagers take part in them.</p>.<p>Rehman retired from the water resources department in 2018. He said a couple of months before his retirement, a Ganesha statue was stolen from a park near Chikkahole dam.</p>.<p>"I was upset. Soon I had recurrent dreams, in which God told me to construct a temple. Thus, I constructed a temple for Ganesha," he said.</p>.<p>"Like we worship Allah, Hindus worship Ishwar. The colour of blood is the same for both Hindus and Muslims. I think all Gods are one and I have been worshipping Ganesha for long. I am happy," Rehman said. </p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>Amidst the hijab, halal, Azaan and other controversies that have adversely affected religious harmony in society, a noble gesture by a Muslim man spreads a message of peace near Chikkahole dam in Chamarajanagar taluk.</p>.<p>P Rehman, a retired employee of the water resources department, has got a Ganesha temple built there. He has even appointed a priest for conducting daily pujas. </p>.<p>Rehman now serves as a gate operator at Suvarnavathi and Chikkahole dams.</p>.<p>He pays monthly wages to the priest. Special pujas are conducted every Monday and Friday at the temple and the villagers take part in them.</p>.<p>Rehman retired from the water resources department in 2018. He said a couple of months before his retirement, a Ganesha statue was stolen from a park near Chikkahole dam.</p>.<p>"I was upset. Soon I had recurrent dreams, in which God told me to construct a temple. Thus, I constructed a temple for Ganesha," he said.</p>.<p>"Like we worship Allah, Hindus worship Ishwar. The colour of blood is the same for both Hindus and Muslims. I think all Gods are one and I have been worshipping Ganesha for long. I am happy," Rehman said. </p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
