Navreh Jammu and Kashmir: Kashmiri Pandits celebrate ‘Navreh’ with Muslim community members in Srinagar
Srinagar: Kashmir Hindu Pandits joined Muslims in celebrating Navreh, the first day of the New Year as per the Kashmiri Hindu calendar, at Zabarwan Park on the banks of Dal Lake in Srinagar city on Friday.
Vomedh (Hope), a Jammu based Theatre and Cultural group, celebrated Navreh in the city.
Mata Sharika temple used to be the centre of the celebration before the mass exodus of the Hindus in 1990s from the Kashmir Valley.
Several cultural events were held in the city as part of the program titled “Kashmir Navreh Milan-2022”.
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“Navreh used to be celebrated with a lot of pomp and show in Srinagar in the good old days. We wanted to recreate the ambience of Navreh for the locals and tourists to see the rich tradition and culture of Kashmiri Pandits in its original form,” Rohit Bhat, one of the organizers, told Deccan Herald.
Mohammad Yousuf, a local Kashmiri, said both Muslims and Pandits suffered immensely after the onset of militancy.
“Through such events, the older generation wants to relive the past and for the new generations, who are not aware of these celebrations, it is important for them to know about them,” he told the newspaper.
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