Following Hindu prayers in front of gleaming statues of the religion’s many gods at the International Siddhashram Shakti Centre, members of different religions took the stage one by one. They offered Sikh, Islamic, Jewish, Christian and Zoroastrian prayers for the victims in the plane and on the ground, as well as for all the loved ones they left behind. In addition to the 52 British passengers who died, many other victims lived in England and had been journeying home from Ahmedabad, the largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat. His wife had recently died, and he had gone to India to perform religious rituals for her in her hometown, according to people at the service who knew him. Mr. Patoliya’s death in the crash orphaned their two young daughters.
