Tulmulla (Ganderbal-J-K): Faith will always trump fear – this was exemplified by scores of members of the Kashmiri Pandit community who gathered here on Tuesday for the annual Kheer Bhawani Mela, held in the shadow of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack and heightened border tensions.
The revered temple of Ragnya Devi, nestled in the shade of mighty chinar trees in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, was decked up for festivities with thousands of devotees from across the country offering prayers on the occasion of ‘Zyeth Atham’ also known as ‘Jyeshtha Ashtami’.
A multi-layer security ring was thrown around the temple complex, situated around 25 km north-east of Srinagar, and along the routes for the Mela in the Valley, which is still reeling from the aftermath of the horrific Pahalgam attack in which 26 people, mostly tourists, were gunned down by terrorists.
