After 30 years, Kashmiri Pandits held a havan and puja at the Anandeshwar Bhairav temple at Maisuma in the heart of Srinagar.
The gates of the temple were re-opened after over three decades in an area, which is the stronghold and residence of JKLF chief Yasin Malik.
IMAGE: Kashmiri Pandits offer prayers amid tight security, here and below. All photographs: Umar Ganie for Rediff.com
IMAGE: Women sing traditional religious songs inside the temple.
IMAGE: The temple under tight security.
Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff.com
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