Local Muslims welcome Kashmiri Pandits at Kheer Bhawani mela in Ganderbal
Hundreds of Pandit devotees returned for the annual fair, helped by Muslim stall owners and locals.
Hundreds of Kashmiri Pandits attended the annual Kheer Bhawani mela at the Ragnya Devi temple in Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir, in June 2018, and local Muslims welcomed them. Devotees came from Jammu and elsewhere to offer milk and kheer at the sacred spring. Muslim locals ran stalls selling prayer items and fruit. One devotee, Sarika, said a local man drove her family to the temple and refused payment.
- Where
- Ragnya Devi (Kheer Bhawani) temple, Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir
- When
- June 2018
- Who
- Kashmiri Pandit devotees; local Muslim stall owners and residents
- Source
- The Quint
