Srinagar: People from different walks of life on Sunday marched towards a popular Shrine in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district and offered special prayers for the improvement of weather conditions.
As continuous rains, rainstorms and flash floods create havoc, a large number of men, women and children marched towards Charar-i-Sharief Shrine to offer prayers.
Keeping their age-old traditional practice alive, Band-e-pather was performed at several places en route Charar-i-Sharief Shrine, where different plays were performed which they believe is a part of their traditional prayers.
“Whenever there are any problems faced by the people of Kashmir, we come to this shrine to perform Band-e-pather and special prayers and seek the mercy of Almighty,” says Fayaz Ahmad who hails from the Chadoora area of Budgam district.
The special prayers were held after Zuhr (afternoon prayers) near the shrine with people raising their hands in supplication.
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