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Muslims perform

Hindu ceremonies

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In line with Taqiyya,

Shias hide their identity

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Momnas are originallyHindus converted byImam Shah toMusalman faith

Inspite of living in Kutch, their Gujarati home tongue suggests, thesepeople are immigrants from Gujarat.

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Most Mumnas are poor

Shia Muslims in faith,but their names,habits, feelings andgeneral mode ofthought being Hindu.

Momnas observe"Janmasthami" &"Diwali" holidays

Headquarters isat Manakuva

Head Man or

" " had

sweeping powers

Marriageceremonies werefirst performed byBrahman and laterby Syed.

Children are notsent to schools

They bury (notcremate) their dead.

They have khanas of prayers

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Reasons why Khoja(and hence PiranaSatpanth) religion ismuch like the Hindureligion.

Hindu Dasavatarbook was corruptedto include Ali as 10thavatar.

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