Jammu, June 2 -- In a profound display of faith and resilience, hundreds of Kashmiri Pandit devotees embarked on a sacred pilgrimage early Sunday morning from Nagrota, near Jammu, to participate in the annual Kheer Bhawani Mela, undeterred by the volatile security situation in the Kashmir Valley following the April 22, 2025, Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives.

The convoy, comprising over 60 buses, set out at dawn under stringent security arrangements to reach the revered Mata Kheer Bhawani Temple in Tulmulla, Ganderbal district, and other Ragnya Bhagwati shrines across Kashmir for the festival falling on the auspicious occasion of Jyeshtha Ashtami on June 3.

Deputy Commissioner Jammu Sachin Kumar Vaishya and Inspector General ...