Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Apr 17, 2024 10:23 AM

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Kashmir Pandit child dressed as Hindu Lord (HUNUMAN)participate in a procession to mark the Ramnavmi festival on April 17, 2024 in Srinagar, Indian administered Kashmir, India. Rama Navami celebrates Lord Rama's birth, a respected Hindu god known for his goodness. It's on the ninth day of Chaitra (March-April) during Chaitra Navaratri. Customs differ by area, like reading the Ramayana, going to temples, fasting, and giving to charity. Festivities involve Ratha yatras and bathing in the Sarayu river in Ayodhya. Some 200,000 Kashmiri Pandits fled the region in the early nineties at the start of an insurgency against Indian rule, mainly to the Hindu-dominated southern city of Jammu. Police say militants are attacking Pandits who returned as part of various rehabilitation schemes launched by the government. (Photo by Mubashir Hassan/Pacific Press)