ABSTRACT
The Muslim community in India is the second largest community in the country, following the Hindu community; presently it constitutes 13.4 per cent, recording decadal growth rate of 29.5 per cent, while it was only 21.3 per cent for the nation during 19912001. Of these, for a detailed investigation the five selected shrines of multi-religion visitation are: Saiyyad Salar Masud Ghazi known as Ghazi Miyan, Maqdum Shah, Chandan Shahid, Maulvi ji Ka Bara and Yakub Shahid distributed in different parts of the city. Almost all the historical mosques were built using the debris of Hindu temples demolished by the Muslim invaders or rulers. Islamic folk religion in India has been under the influence of pre-Islamic and Hindu traditions; according to Schwerin saint worship and pilgrimage to shahids' mazars are the exemplary examples of such manifestation influence. The Ganga river is not holy only for Hindus, but is also considered as holy by Muslims.
