Srinagar, Nov. 28 -- In spite of freezing temperature and thick fog around, pilgrims with devotion woke up early in the morning to take a holy dip at Shadipora river in Ganderbal district of Kashmir to pay homage to their dead kin during Pushkar festival being celebrated in the valley. Official sources said, about 20,000 pilgrims including women from Andhra Pradesh and Hyderabad have so far participated in the festival and took the holy dip in the waters at Shadipora amid freezing temperature and cold wave conditions prevailing in Kashmir valley. The 12-day Pushkar festival was held in Kashmir valley after a gap of 12 years and will conclude on December 2. Appropriate measures are in place near the Shadipora which is being considered the ho...