Mela Kheer Bhawani at Tulmul Ganderbal, Ganderbal, June 07:Thousands of Kashmiri Pandits from within the state and elsewhere in the country throng the Kheer Bhawani temple, Governor N N Vohra visited Mata Kheer Bhawani Shrine in Ganderbal district and prayed for peace and well being of the people of the state and the country. The governor extended his greetings to the people, particularly Kashmiri Pandits, on the occasion of ‘Jyestha Ashtami’. Accompanied by Dy. Commissioner, Ganderbal, Sarmad Hafeez, SSP, Ganderbal, Shahid Mehraj, President Dharamarth Trust Maj Gen (Retd) R S Jamwal and several important members of the community, the governor went around the shrine and interacted with the pilgrims who had thronged the shrine in connection with the annual mela, an official spokesman said. Thousands of Kashmiri Pandits thronged the revered temple of Ragnya Devi on the occasion of Kheer Bhawani festival on Friday , with some pinning hopes on the Narendra Modi-led government in seeking the community’s dignified return to the Valley. Amid Vedic chants and ringing of bells, pandits prayed for peace in J&K at the temple. Amid Vedic chants and ringing of bells, pandits prayed for peace in the state, State Congress president Saif-ud-din Soz and Housing Minister Raman Bhalla also paid their obeisance at the shrine and interacted with the devotees.
Posted on: Sat, 07 Jun 2014 03:37:45 +0000
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