Thousands of Kashmiri Pandits throng Kheer Bhawani

Thousands of Kashmiri Pandit devotees on Monday thronged thefamous Kheer Bhawani temple of Ragnya Devi at Tulmulla in central Kashmir’sGanderbal district to celebrate the annual festival of Kheer Bhawani.

Nestled in the shade of mammoth Chinar trees, the templewitnessed a good number of devotees this year, most of them Kashmiri Pandits,who had come from various parts of the state and outside.

   

The administration had made elaborate arrangements for thesmooth conduct of the mela.

Walking barefoot, the devotees carried rose petals andoffered tribute to the goddess as men took a dip in the stream near the shrine.

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik also visited theKheer Bhawani shrine to take part in the ongoing fair.

The Governor paid obeisance at the temple and interactedwith the devotees.

National conference president and Parliament member Dr Farooq Abdullah, Congress state president Ghulam Ahmed Mir, senior NC leader Dr Sameer Kaul, BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav and MLCs Surinder Ambardar and Ajay Bharti besides other leaders also visited Kheerbhawani and interacted with the devotees.

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