Dear members, This piece of news I read today at the site below really gladdened my heart beyond words! Hope you will feel the same way too! http://in.news.yahoo.com/060705/139/65mjb.html Rgds, dAsan, Sudarshan ****************** Wednesday July 5, 11:02 AM Lord Vishnu's Temple reopens after 16 years in Kashmir Srinagar, July 5 (ANI): A temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu (the Preserver) reopened with a grand festival on Tuesday after 16 years in Kashmir. The temple, which was closed at the height of an Islamic revolt against Indian rule in the state in the 1990s, was thrown open to public on July 4. As the militancy grew stronger in Kashmir in 1989, leading to the large-scale exodus of Kashmiri Hindus or Pandits, the Vaishnavite Temple, located in the dense forests of South Kashmir was abandoned. As the situation returned to normal in the Kashmir Valley, after a tentative peace process between India and Pakistan that began in early 2004, efforts were also made to reopen the temple. Kashmiri Pandits thronged the temple in thousands without any fear and were moved by the warm welcome they received from the majority Muslim community. Muslims showed equal enthusiasm and welcomed the temple's reopening. "I heard about the fair from my father and I always longed to witness this. Today after 16 years this fair has come up," said Hilal Ahmed, a Muslim resident. Chaman Lal Matoo, a Kashmiri Pandit added: "It seems that nothing has happened. I feel that Muslims also keep looking for their loved ones. We are new here, but still they are so cordial to us." The Pandit, who organised a yagna on the occasion, said the festivities would serve as a platform for Hindus and Muslims to shed hatred and restore bonds of brotherhood. The Indian army provided the basic facilities for reopening the shrine. (ANI) Email this article to your friend - Sudarshan Madabushi Chief Financial Officer & Vice-President KGL Ports International Plot A-21, Kuwait Free Trade Zone. PO BOx 24565, Safat 13106, Kuwait. Ph: (965)- 4827804/5 Ext 212 Fax: 4827806 mob: 7063337 email: mksudarshan2002@xxxxxxxxxxx __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/XISQkA/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/VkWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SriRangaSri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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