Thursday, August 16, 2007

A golden moment

Sheikh Abdullah, Prime Minister of Jammu & Kashmir in this picture is being presented with a cheque of Rs 30,000 and a "Sword of Victory" captured by Indian troops from the raiders. The event took place at a public meeting held at the historic Hazratbal mosque by the All Jammu & Kashmir National Conference. On October 15, 1993, the mosque was besieged by terrorists but the Indian security forces flushed them out. Hazratbal is a sacred shrine that houses the preserved sacred hair of Prophet Mohammad, which is displayed only once a year. The shrine dates back to as far as the early seventeenth century.

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