Kashmiri Pandits have time annual Kheer Bhawani mela; PDP chief Mehbooba joins in 

By PTI

TULMULLA/JAMMU: Hundreds of Kashmiri Pandits on Sunday paid their obeisance on the well-known Ragnya Devi temple in Ganderbal district and celebrated the annual Kheer Bhawani mela.

Nestled inside the shade of mammoth Chinar timber inside the central Kashmir district, the temple witnessed massive crowds of devotees, most of them Kashmiri Pandits, who made the journey from all through the nation.

The devotees, strolling barefoot, carried rose petals and supplied tribute to the goddess as males took a dip inside the stream close to the shrine.

As the devotees jostled with each other to maneuver nearer to the precept temple superior, the chants of hymns echoed by the temple compound and paid obeisance to the deity whereas offering milk and kheer (rice pudding) on the sacred spring all through the superior.

The mela, a brand of communal harmony, handed off peacefully as a result of the administration had made elaborate preparations, along with security related, for the devotees.

Gudi Zutshi, a devotee from Jammu, acknowledged their ‘pooja’ is incomplete with out visiting the temple shrine on the occasion of the annual mela held on the birthday of the deity.

“She is our deity. It is an important day for us and without her, our pooja is incomplete, so we have to come here to celebrate her birthday. The deity has taken the form of water here. The colour of the stream keeps on changing when something happens,” she acknowledged.

It is believed that the colour of the sacred spring water which flows beneath the temple signifies the situation inside the Valley.

While lots of the colours would not have any express significance, the black or darkish colour of the water is believed to be an indication of inauspicious cases for Kashmir.

However, the water inside the spring was clear and milky white this 12 months.

A Kashmiri Pandit devotee performs rituals whereas offering prayers all through the annual Kheer Bhawani Mela, at Tulmula in Ganderbal district, May 28, 2023. (PTI)

Zutshi acknowledged remaining 12 months when she was proper right here, she had witnessed that the colour of the stream water was crimson, apparently referring to the numerous assaults on the minority neighborhood inside the Valley.

“Its colour turned black when there was Corona. The related occurred when the Kargil wrestle occurred,’ she added.

However, she acknowledged, this 12 months, the colour of the water was glorious.

It means there may be prosperity in Kashmir, Jammu and Delhi.

“We want prosperity everywhere. Today, the situation is good in Kashmir. The arrangements are good for the mela.”

Zutshi acknowledged as a result of the situation had proved inside the Valley, they prayed for the return of the neighborhood members who had left Kashmir inside the early Nineties.

“We want to return to Kashmir. We miss the place. Though we come almost every year, we want to return to our homeland permanently. We have prayed for the happiness and prosperity of everyone and the return of Kashmiri Pandits to Kashmir,” she acknowledged.

Another devotee, Dileep, acknowledged there was about 80-85 per cent enchancment inside the situation from the Nineties in Kashmir.

“We also want to return to our homeland. We pray whenever we come here and today as well we prayed for our return,” he acknowledged.

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti, who moreover paid obeisance on the temple, acknowledged that she prayed for the dignified return of the Kashmiri Pandits to the Valley.

“I came here to welcome our Kashmiri Pandit brothers who have come from Jammu and other places. We are here to pray for the dignified return of these people to their homes so that once again Hindu-Muslim-Kashmiri Pandits live together in Kashmir with brotherhood,” she knowledgeable reporters.

Asked if the neighborhood was cautious of centered killings that occurred remaining 12 months, Dileep acknowledged that such incidents happen, we will not say one thing on that.

“But the situation is good now. We want that brotherhood back. Our Muslim brothers also want that,” he added.

Kashmiri Pandit devotees provide prayers all through the annual Kheer Bhawani Mela, at Tulmula in Ganderbal district, May 28, 2023. (PTI)

Apart from the non secular significance, the annual competitors is important for the Kashmiri Pandit neighborhood as they get a possibility to go to their homeland and meet with their associates.

“The atmosphere here is very good. Our eyes are filled with emotions when we see our Muslim brothers. My friends have come here and we felt so good to meet. We get to meet once a year,” Rakesh Raina, who lives in Jagati, Jammu, acknowledged.

He acknowledged the mela sends a message of nationwide integration for the nation.

“We are getting to see the same brotherhood for which Kashmir was famous. We prayed for the return of those good old days and that we live like we used to be. We all are together of many religions, and castes. There is no difference,” he acknowledged.

Bilal Bhat, an space, acknowledged the Muslim neighborhood welcomed the corporate with open arms and wished Kashmiri Pandits to return to the Valley.

“Every year we celebrate this festival. It is an unbelievable, unexpected crowd here. We have kept open our houses for our guests. We want this love, brotherhood and peace we see here to remain forever,” he acknowledged.

Additional Director General of Police, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar moreover paid obeisance on the shrine.

He acknowledged, “Ganderbal Police has made very good security arrangements. Srinagar police had also deployed ROP (road opening parties). There is foolproof security and the locals have supported the police as well. I wish all of them well.”

Meanwhile, in Jammu, lots of of migrant Kashmiri Pandits on Sunday supplied prayers to goddess Ragnya Devi on the occasion of ‘Zaisht Ashtami’ at Kheer Bhawani Peeth inside the Janipur area.

The ‘peeth’ was constructed as a copy of the distinctive shrine in Tulmulla after the mass migration of the neighborhood from the Valley inside the early 1990’s.

“We missed a visit to Tulmulla this time and decided to offer our prayers here. We are witnessing the same atmosphere which used to prevail at the Kheer Bhawani shrine in Kashmir during the annual fair,” Ratika, a devotee who visited the Jammu temple, acknowledged.

Raj Kumar, one different devotee, acknowledged he had not at all visited Tulmulla shrine nevertheless is a day by day buyer proper right here.

“There is a festive look with a massive gathering of pandits on the auspicious occasion of Zaisht Ashtami,” he acknowledged, expressing his need to go to Tulmulla shrine and resettle in his Budgam dwelling metropolis sometime.

The administration of the temple, Ardh Ratri Maha Regheneya Sewa Sanstha Trust, had organize numerous stalls for the consolation of the devotees, who thronged the tastefully embellished shrine to produce their prayers of their standard technique.

A member of the idea acknowledged the sanstha, with the help of native authorities, had made passable preparations for the sleek conduct of the competitors on the peeth.

TULMULLA/JAMMU: Hundreds of Kashmiri Pandits on Sunday paid their obeisance on the well-known Ragnya Devi temple in Ganderbal district and celebrated the annual Kheer Bhawani mela.

Nestled inside the shade of mammoth Chinar timber inside the central Kashmir district, the temple witnessed massive crowds of devotees, most of them Kashmiri Pandits, who made the journey from all through the nation.

The devotees, strolling barefoot, carried rose petals and supplied tribute to the goddess as males took a dip inside the stream close to the shrine.googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

As the devotees jostled with each other to maneuver nearer to the precept temple superior, the chants of hymns echoed by the temple compound and paid obeisance to the deity whereas offering milk and kheer (rice pudding) on the sacred spring all through the superior.

The mela, a brand of communal harmony, handed off peacefully as a result of the administration had made elaborate preparations, along with security related, for the devotees.

Gudi Zutshi, a devotee from Jammu, acknowledged their ‘pooja’ is incomplete with out visiting the temple shrine on the occasion of the annual mela held on the birthday of the deity.

“She is our deity. It is an important day for us and without her, our pooja is incomplete, so we have to come here to celebrate her birthday. The deity has taken the form of water here. The colour of the stream keeps on changing when something happens,” she acknowledged.

It is believed that the colour of the sacred spring water which flows beneath the temple signifies the situation inside the Valley.

While lots of the colours would not have any express significance, the black or darkish colour of the water is believed to be an indication of inauspicious cases for Kashmir.

However, the water inside the spring was clear and milky white this 12 months.

A Kashmiri Pandit devotee performs rituals whereas offering prayers all through the annual Kheer Bhawani Mela, at Tulmula in Ganderbal district, May 28, 2023. (PTI)

Zutshi acknowledged remaining 12 months when she was proper right here, she had witnessed that the colour of the stream water was crimson, apparently referring to the numerous assaults on the minority neighborhood inside the Valley.

“Its colour turned black when there was Corona. The related occurred when the Kargil wrestle occurred,’ she added.

However, she acknowledged, this 12 months, the colour of the water was glorious.

It means there may be prosperity in Kashmir, Jammu and Delhi.

“We want prosperity everywhere. Today, the situation is good in Kashmir. The arrangements are good for the mela.”

Zutshi acknowledged as a result of the situation had proved inside the Valley, they prayed for the return of the neighborhood members who had left Kashmir inside the early Nineties.

“We want to return to Kashmir. We miss the place. Though we come almost every year, we want to return to our homeland permanently. We have prayed for the happiness and prosperity of everyone and the return of Kashmiri Pandits to Kashmir,” she acknowledged.

Another devotee, Dileep, acknowledged there was about 80-85 per cent enchancment inside the situation from the Nineties in Kashmir.

“We also want to return to our homeland. We pray whenever we come here and today as well we prayed for our return,” he acknowledged.

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti, who moreover paid obeisance on the temple, acknowledged that she prayed for the dignified return of the Kashmiri Pandits to the Valley.

“I came here to welcome our Kashmiri Pandit brothers who have come from Jammu and other places. We are here to pray for the dignified return of these people to their homes so that once again Hindu-Muslim-Kashmiri Pandits live together in Kashmir with brotherhood,” she knowledgeable reporters.

Asked if the neighborhood was cautious of centered killings that occurred remaining 12 months, Dileep acknowledged that such incidents happen, we will not say one thing on that.

“But the situation is good now. We want that brotherhood back. Our Muslim brothers also want that,” he added.

Kashmiri Pandit devotees provide prayers all through the annual Kheer Bhawani Mela, at Tulmula in Ganderbal district, May 28, 2023. (PTI)

Apart from the non secular significance, the annual competitors is important for the Kashmiri Pandit neighborhood as they get a possibility to go to their homeland and meet with their associates.

“The atmosphere here is very good. Our eyes are filled with emotions when we see our Muslim brothers. My friends have come here and we felt so good to meet. We get to meet once a year,” Rakesh Raina, who lives in Jagati, Jammu, acknowledged.

He acknowledged the mela sends a message of nationwide integration for the nation.

“We are getting to see the same brotherhood for which Kashmir was famous. We prayed for the return of those good old days and that we live like we used to be. We all are together of many religions, and castes. There is no difference,” he acknowledged.

Bilal Bhat, an space, acknowledged the Muslim neighborhood welcomed the corporate with open arms and wished Kashmiri Pandits to return to the Valley.

“Every year we celebrate this festival. It is an unbelievable, unexpected crowd here. We have kept open our houses for our guests. We want this love, brotherhood and peace we see here to remain forever,” he acknowledged.

Additional Director General of Police, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar moreover paid obeisance on the shrine.

He acknowledged, “Ganderbal Police has made very good security arrangements. Srinagar police had also deployed ROP (road opening parties). There is foolproof security and the locals have supported the police as well. I wish all of them well.”

Meanwhile, in Jammu, lots of of migrant Kashmiri Pandits on Sunday supplied prayers to goddess Ragnya Devi on the occasion of ‘Zaisht Ashtami’ at Kheer Bhawani Peeth inside the Janipur area.

The ‘peeth’ was constructed as a copy of the distinctive shrine in Tulmulla after the mass migration of the neighborhood from the Valley inside the early 1990’s.

“We missed a visit to Tulmulla this time and decided to offer our prayers here. We are witnessing the same atmosphere which used to prevail at the Kheer Bhawani shrine in Kashmir during the annual fair,” Ratika, a devotee who visited the Jammu temple, acknowledged.

Raj Kumar, one different devotee, acknowledged he had not at all visited Tulmulla shrine nevertheless is a day by day buyer proper right here.

“There is a festive look with a massive gathering of pandits on the auspicious occasion of Zaisht Ashtami,” he acknowledged, expressing his need to go to Tulmulla shrine and resettle in his Budgam dwelling metropolis sometime.

The administration of the temple, Ardh Ratri Maha Regheneya Sewa Sanstha Trust, had organize numerous stalls for the consolation of the devotees, who thronged the tastefully embellished shrine to produce their prayers of their standard technique.

A member of the idea acknowledged the sanstha, with the help of native authorities, had made passable preparations for the sleek conduct of the competitors on the peeth.