Kashmiri Hindus celebrate Kheer Bhawani Festival

Hundreds of Hindu devotees flocked to celebrate a festival dedicated to the goddess Durga at the temple, a replica of the original Mata Kheer Bhawani Temple near Srinagar, that was made in Jammu by Kashmiri Hindus after they were forced to flee from Srinagar and the adjoining valley areas in the early1990's. (Photo: AP)

Kashmiri Pandits perform rituals at the Kheer Bhawani temple during an annual Hindu festival in Jammu, India, Friday, June 2, 2017. (Photo: AP)

An Indian Hindu holy man ties a scared thread on the wrist of a para-military soldiers as others wait after praying at the Kheer Bhawani temple during an annual Hindu festival in Srinagar, northern India, Friday, June 2, 2017. (Photo: AP)

A Kashmiri Pandit arranges lamps at a replica of the Kheer Bhawani Temple at Jagti migrant camp on the outskirts of Jammu on Thursday. (Photo: AP)

Kashmiri Pandits offer prayers at the replica of Kheer Bhawani temple on the occasion of the annual Kheer Bhawani Mela at the Jagti migrant camp on the outskirts of Jammu on Friday. (Photo: AP)

Jammu and Kashmiri chief minister Mehbooba Mufti at the famous Kheer Bhawani temple on the occasion of annual Mela at Tulmullah in Ganderbal district on Friday. (Photo: AP)

Kashmiri Pandits perform rituals at the Kheer Bhawani temple during an annual Hindu festival in Jammu, India, Friday, June 2, 2017. (Photo: AP)

Kashmiri Pandits pray at the Kheer Bhawani temple during an annual Hindu festival in Jammu, India, Friday, June 2, 2017. (Photo: AP)