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Mehbooba reaches out to Kashmiri Pandits: Pray you will return home soon
June 02, 2017
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday called for
peace and harmony in the state and said that the day when
Kashmiri Pandits would return home would come soon.
"This is
an important day for Kashmiri Pandits. I pray that day comes soon when
Kashmiri Pandits will return home respectfully and peace and
harmony prevails in Kashmir,"the Chief Minister said.
The
Chief Minister's made the statement while attending the annual festival
of Mata Kheer Bhawani temple in Tulmulla, in Ganderbal district.
Meanwhile,
hundreds of pandits are arriving in Kashmir to celebrate the annual
Mata Kheer Bhawani festival that symbolises valley's religious harmony.
The
festival is an occasion to revive the strong bonds between communities
in the Valley and to pray for the return of Kashmiri Pandits.
Earlier,
Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh visited Mata Kheer
Bhawani temple to review the arrangements for the annual festival.
"We
reviewed the arrangements and I am happy to see the preparations. There
is arrangement for medical facilities and refreshments. The area is
also clean. There are also tight security arrangements," Singh said.
Many migrant Kashmiri Pandits have already reached Kheer Bhawani to celebrate this festival.
Kheer
Bhawani temple, situated near Tulmulla village in Ganderbal district is
dedicated to the Goddess Kheer Bhawani constructed over a sacred
spring.
The worship of Kheer Bhawani is universal among the Kashmiri Pandits.
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