(10 Jul 2022)
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Srinagar - 10 July 2022
1. Various of people offering Eid al-Adha prayers at the shrine of Shah-e-Hamadan
2. Various of male worshippers praying
3. Various of female worshippers praying
4 . Tilt down of shrine
5. Various of people praying
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Wahabat Ahmad, worshipper:
"You can see the world facing a lots of crisis in terms of inflation. And, the Muslims are being harassed across the world. So, we are praying to Almighty Allah that this should be stopped so that everyone should live in peace and harmony with each other."
7. SOUNDBITE (Urdu) Umar Hameed, worshipper:
"Like in the old times, we are celebrating Eid again, almost after three years (of the pandemic). This festival is celebrated with happiness and a feast of sacrifice. Muslims will also offer sacrifice like Prophet Ibrahim's willingness, peace be upon him, to sacrifice his son Ismail."
8. Various of vehicles and policemen patrolling outside Kashmir's grand mosque
9. Closed main entrance of the mosque
10. Close of the chains and locks on the gate
11. SOUNDBITE (Kashmiri) Muhammad Iqbal, Srinagar resident
"Unfortunately, I had to pray at the local neighbourhood mosque because the grand mosque and Eidgah were closed for prayers. The main entrance of the grand mosque was also closed and soldiers were deployed everywhere."
12. Various of soldiers patrolling outside the closed mosque
STORYLINE:
Muslims in India were celebrating Eid al-Adha on Sunday.
In Indian-controlled Kashmir, the Muslim festival has been subdued for the past three years because of an unprecedented military lockdown after India stripped the region's semi-autonomy in 2019, followed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Worshippers like Umar Hameed were happy to be celebrating Eid again "like in the old times".
But authorities didn't allow mass congregational prayers at the Grand Mosque in Srinagar, which remained closed.
Faithful instead gathered at other mosques in the city and offered prayers.
India and Pakistan both claim the divided territory of Kashmir in its entirety.
Rebels in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir have been fighting New Delhi's rule since 1989.
Tens of thousands of civilians, rebels and government forces have been killed in the conflict.
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