Thousands of pilgrims, mostly migrant Kashmiri Pandits, thronged the Kheer Bhawani shrine on the occasion of annual Jyestha Ashtami at Tulmulla in Ganderbal district on Wednesday. A unique feature of the festival this year was the Kheer Bhawani yatra by migrant Pandits, which started from New Delhi on Monday and reached the shrine via Jammu on Wednesday. “This has been part of the wish to return to our homes in Kashmir,” said Satish Mahaldar, who organised the yatra with the participation of 126 Pandits from New Delhi and nearly 3,000…
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