Discuss the underlying significance of the collision of the boats after the Janmasthami ceremony at Mau E M Forster s A Passage to India ends at Mau with a Hindu festival The Janmasthami ceremony of Lord Krishna shows unity and joy After it Aziz s boat and Fielding s boat collide This collision has deep symbolic meaning Unity through Nature After the festival Aziz and Fielding go boating Aziz rides with his two friends Mohammed Latif and Professor Godbole Fielding rides with his wife Stella and younger brother-in-law Ralph Suddenly the two boats collide Forster writes that the accident throws everyone into the water This natural collision brings all characters together Hindus Muslims and English are mixed in one river It shows that life forces unity even when people remain divided Breaking of Barriers Aziz and Fielding were once close friends But after the trial and misunderstandings the distance grew