The Kashmir region has been experiencing intense heat waves and high temperatures amid a prolonged dry spell in recent weeks.
A man bathes while sitting under a water tanker on a hot summer day on the outskirts of Jammu, India-administered Kashmir. / Photo: Reuters Archive
The congregational supplication on Sunday was held at Charar-i-Sharief shrine located in central Budgam district of the India-administered Kashmir. "In the past, whenever Kashmir witnessed long dry spells, we prayed here and God answered our prayers," he said."This is our faith."Sheikh Showkat, a law and social expert, said such practices have been part of Kashmiri culture"where people used to hold special prayers at various shrines and mosques."
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