Srinagar, Feb. 14 -- The faithful also visited the graves of their loved ones and prayed for them.

Earlier, Police on Thursday placed Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who was scheduled to deliver a sermon at Jamia Masjid on Shab-e-Baraat, under house arrest. The people present on the premises were asked to leave and the mosque management was informed that there would be no night prayers.

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has described as "unfortunate" the security establishment's decision to seal Srinagar's historic Jama Masjid on Shab-e-Baraat

"It is very unfortunate that the security establishment has taken the decision to seal the historic Jamia Masjid, Srinagar, on one of the holiest nights in the Islamic calendar - Shab-e-Baraat," Abdullah said in...