Gangabal yatra kicks off 120 KP’s leave for Naranag

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Ganderbal 01-Sep-2014

Another Hindu pilgrimage known as Gangabal yatra kicked off for the sixth consecutive year on Monday. A batch of 120 Kashmiri Pandits left for Naranag on Monday where from after performing pooja they will reach Gangabal in Central Kashmir’s Kangan belt on Tuesday evening. Devotees from all over the country participated in a Hindu pilgrimage, which kicked off for the third consecutive year on Sunday, to offer prayers at the ancient Gangabal temple of Lord Shiva located at around 12,000 feet in Jammu and Kashmir.Gangabal is also known as ‘Harmukut Ganga’ while Kashmiri Pandits believe that this place is pious as Haridwar, where pilgrims perform prayers and immerse ashes of the dead.

All Party Migrant Coordination Committee (APMCC) has conducted the Yatra. It’s Chairman Vinod Pandit told CNS that the annual Gangabal Yatra was organised to save the cultural and religious history of Kashmiri Pandits.“This year the number of yatri’s has increased. After performing pooja at Naranag, the yatri’s will leave for Gangabal on Tuesday,” he said.The Jammu and Kashmir Government and the Indian Army has provided all arrangements to the Kashmiri Pandits for this traditional pilgrimage.  (CNS)