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Hundreds of devotees were seen participating and offering their prayers in the annual 'Kheer Bhawani Mela' on Friday in Tulmula area of central Kashmir's Ganderbal district.

In Pics: Amid COVID-19 hundreds of devotees gather for annual Kheer Bhawani mela in Kashmir
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Kashmiri Hindu devotees pray during the annual Hindu festival at the Kheer Bhawani Temple at Tullamulla Ganderbal in Kashmir.

In Pics: Amid COVID-19 hundreds of devotees gather for annual Kheer Bhawani mela in Kashmir
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Hindu devotees give offerings into the spring believed to be sacred by Pandits during the annual Hindu festival of the Kheer Bhawani temple.

In Pics: Amid COVID-19 hundreds of devotees gather for annual Kheer Bhawani mela in Kashmir
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Kashmiri Hindu devotees pours milk into a sacred pond during the annual Hindu festival at the Kheer Bhawani Temple at Tullamulla Ganderbal in Kashmir.

In Pics: Amid COVID-19 hundreds of devotees gather for annual Kheer Bhawani mela in Kashmir
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Hindu devotees and pandits offering their prayers during the annual Hindu festival of the Kheer Bhawani temple.

In Pics: Amid COVID-19 hundreds of devotees gather for annual Kheer Bhawani mela in Kashmir
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Devotees taking selfie during the annual Hindu festival of the Kheer Bhawani temple at Tullamulla Ganderbal in Kashmir.

In Pics: Amid COVID-19 hundreds of devotees gather for annual Kheer Bhawani mela in Kashmir
Sajad Hameed

Earthen lamps are placed on the ground as a mark of prayer by Hindu devotees during the annual Hindu festival at the Kheer Bhawani Temple at Tullamulla Ganderbal, in Kashmir.