For the first time in 32 years, Kashmiri Pandits from Kashmir on Monday organized a Janmashtmi procession in Srinagar to celebrate the birthday of Lord Krishna.
The celebration was commemorated with the Jhanki Rath Yatra that was carried out from the Ganpatyar temple in Habba Kadal and passed through Kralkhud, Barbarshah before reaching the clock tower at the historic Lal Chowk.
Glimpses of Shri Krishna Janmashtami Celebration from Lal Chowk, Kashmir.
AdvertisementThis is the same location where hoisting India's national flag was a life-threatening act in 1992. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/5JAWuqLAdr
— Shaurya Doval (@shaurya_doval) August 30, 2021
Many devotees including men, women, and children distributed sweets among people and danced around the chariot that carried the idol of Lord Krishna. The entire procession was carried out under heavy security.
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There was no procession in 2020 due to Covid-19, while the lockdown imposed in the wake of abrogation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status in August 2019 had led to the cancellation of the event.
Jhanki Yatra organised at Lal Chowk, Srinagar on the occasion of #SriKrishnaJanmashtami. The devotees also sang Krishna Bhajans. This is the first time in 32 years Janmashtami processions were taken out in #kashmir #KashmiriPandits #Hinduism pic.twitter.com/JsqspmLde5
— Organiser Weekly (@eOrganiser) August 30, 2021
BJP functionary Shaurya Doval while sharing the video of the procession tweeted that celebrations took place at the same place where even hoisting the Indian flag was a life-threatening act in 1992. “And today, people of the Hindu community are able to conduct their religious proceedings at the same location. It has only been possible under the able leadership of PM Narendra Modi Ji," he said.
