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India Wraps Up Hindu Pilgrimage in Contested Kashmir
The Straits Times
|August 04, 2025
More than 400,000 Hindus took part in a month-long pilgrimage in contested Indian-run Kashmir, the authorities said, shrugging off security worries weeks after conflict with Pakistan.
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SRINAGAR - More than 400,000 Hindus took part in a month-long pilgrimage in contested Indian-run Kashmir, the authorities said, shrugging off security worries weeks after conflict with Pakistan.
The pilgrimage began on July 3 and closes officially on Aug 9, but organisers said that lashing rains had damaged narrow paths, forcing a premature end.
Official Vijay Kumar Bidhuri said in a statement late on Aug 2 that 415,000 pilgrims had taken part.
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