Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir), June 18 -- : On the occasion of "Jyeshtha Ashtami" on Friday, members of the Kashmiri Pandit community gathered at the Mata Kheer Bhawani temple in Janipur, Jammu district and offered prayers.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, not many people participated in the celebration.
"Only 20-25 people have been allowed to offer prayers at a time at this temple of Mata Kheer Bhawani in Janipur. We pray to her to drive away the pandemic. In our prayers, we have also asked for our return to our homeland in Kashmir," said Virinder Raina, a Kashmir Pandit.
The annual festival of "Jyeshtha Ashtami" is the revered day of Kashmiri Pandits. On this day, lakhs of Kashmir Pandits used to visit the temple dedicated to Goddess Kheer Bh...