Assam’s recent floods damaged homes, belongings and several religious places across Sivasagar, Charaideo and Jorhat. As floodwaters receded, residents began cleaning their surroundings, while temples, namghars and mosques were also found covered in mud and debris.
Amid the devastation, Moon Ali Goria, a member of Assam’s Goria-Moria-Desi organisation, stepped forward to help restore religious places belonging to both Hindu and Muslim communities.
Goria visited flood-affected temples and namghars, where he helped clean the premises and remove dirt and debris left behind by the floodwaters. He also provided copies of the Bhagavad Gita and other Hindu religious texts to replace materials damaged in the floods.
He later visited affected mosques and supplied copies of the Quran and prayer mats after religious materials there were damaged by floodwaters.
Goria said that people of different religions are brothers and that helping one another during difficult times is an expression of humanity. He said he wanted to support Hindu religious places in the same way that he supported mosques affected by the floods.
His efforts have highlighted a message of communal harmony at a time when communities across Assam are recovering from the destruction caused by the floods.
By helping temples, namghars and mosques without distinction, Goria sought to show that humanitarian assistance should rise above religious differences, particularly during times of crisis.
