Russell Market, located in Shivaji Nagar, is one of Bangalore's oldest markets - built almost 85 years ago. This is part of Bangalore's old military cantonment area. It is predominately Muslim now, but there are many Christian and Hindu influences as well.
The market is a large Islamic looking building with many stalls inside. There is a huge assortment of flowers, vegetables, meats and other food items. Scattered throughout are clothing and household products as well.
About a week ago, an electrical fire destroyed about a third of the shops inside. On Friday Russell Market reopened. To commemorate the occasion, a special Hindu prayer was offered, the Qur'an was read and a Catholic priest offered a blessing. In a market with so much diversity, they probably wanted to make sure all the bases were covered.
Please pray for the vendors who were affected by the fire. Pray that they would be able to get their businesses up and running again. Praise God for his protection - no one was hurt in the fire. Pray that this market would become a place where God is worshipped, and it would spread from there throughout the city.
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The market is a large Islamic looking building with many stalls inside. There is a huge assortment of flowers, vegetables, meats and other food items. Scattered throughout are clothing and household products as well.
About a week ago, an electrical fire destroyed about a third of the shops inside. On Friday Russell Market reopened. To commemorate the occasion, a special Hindu prayer was offered, the Qur'an was read and a Catholic priest offered a blessing. In a market with so much diversity, they probably wanted to make sure all the bases were covered.
Please pray for the vendors who were affected by the fire. Pray that they would be able to get their businesses up and running again. Praise God for his protection - no one was hurt in the fire. Pray that this market would become a place where God is worshipped, and it would spread from there throughout the city.
