Vishnu temple in Kashmir opens after 16 years: Muslims welcome it!

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Wednesday July 5, 11:02 AM

Lord Vishnu's Temple reopens after 16 years in Kashmir

 

Srinagar, July 5 (ANI): A temple dedicated to Lord

Vishnu (the Preserver) reopened with a grand festival

on Tuesday after 16 years in Kashmir.

 

The temple, which was closed at the height of an

Islamic revolt against Indian rule in the state in the

1990s, was thrown open to public on July 4.

 

As the militancy grew stronger in Kashmir in 1989,

leading to the large-scale exodus of Kashmiri Hindus

or Pandits, the Vaishnavite Temple, located in the

dense forests of South Kashmir was abandoned.

 

As the situation returned to normal in the Kashmir

Valley, after a tentative peace process between India

and Pakistan that began in early 2004, efforts were

also made to reopen the temple.

 

Kashmiri Pandits thronged the temple in thousands

without any fear and were moved by the warm welcome

they received from the majority Muslim community.

 

Muslims showed equal enthusiasm and welcomed the

temple's reopening.

 

"I heard about the fair from my father and I always

longed to witness this. Today after 16 years this fair

has come up," said Hilal Ahmed, a Muslim resident.

 

Chaman Lal Matoo, a Kashmiri Pandit added: "It seems

that nothing has happened. I feel that Muslims also

keep looking for their loved ones. We are new here,

but still they are so cordial to us."

 

The Pandit, who organised a yagna on the occasion,

said the festivities would serve as a platform for

Hindus and Muslims to shed hatred and restore bonds of

brotherhood.

 

The Indian army provided the basic facilities for

reopening the shrine. (ANI)

 

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