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| Once upon a time there was a tomb of a noble poet, Vali Gujarati in Ahmedabad |
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| In year 2002, the dargah was demolished and a temple was constructed |
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| Though Hindus believe that the temples must always be constructed on the cleanest places, some mad, fanatics after demolishing Vali's dargah, constructed temple of Hanuman near a dirty, dumping site of Garbage. |
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| Today, the garbage site is source of livelihood of a Dalit couple, who sit in the garbage whole day and earn their daily bread |
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| When we meet them, they just smile assuming that somebody is there, eager to write about them. |
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| She is Jiviben Leuva with her husband. They reside at Ghoda Camp, Shahibaug |
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| The Moment I saw them, I knew these are my people. But, I asked,'What is your caste?' Jiviben said, 'Chamar' |
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| 'Don't you have any children?', I ask. The old man says, 'we had two sons. one son drowned in river during immersion of Dashama (a new goddess born in twentieth century). Another son is digging the pits.' |
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| 'Will you write about us?' |
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| 'We have BPL card, but it is useless' |
 The hoarding on the temple: "shree Sankatmochan Hanuman Mandir Above Underbridge, Shaibaug, Pujari: Abhishek Shastri - Joshi Ramanlal - (Sitaram) Indo Marketing |
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| The temple is locked. The owner-pujari may have gone to stock market or for the treatment of syphilis we don't know! |
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| The fact: Brhamins instigate dalits, tribals, backward castes; demolish mosques, dargahs; build temples and start a business in the name of religion. |
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| The water tank near the temple. The plate displays name of 'late Premvatiben Damodardas Agraval' The doner is Marwadi Bania, who are millionaires non-gujarati. |
(photographs: Jayesh Solanki)
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