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Kashmiri Muslim devotees take part in torch light procession on a hilltop near the shrine of Muslim saint Sakhi Zain-ud-din Wali (ra), in Aishmuqan Area of Anan...
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Kashmiri Muslim devotees take part in torch light procession on a hilltop near the shrine of Muslim saint Sakhi Zain-ud-din Wali (ra), in Aishmuqan Area of Anantnag District Some 80kms From Summer Capital Of Indian occupied Kashmir. The farming community in south Kashmir celebrated the festival of lights to mark the beginning of the agricultural season where they begin Plowing their fields after a winter recess.The saint is said to have vanquished a demon on the day ushering a triumph of good over evil
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Canon EOS 700D

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Aperture f/3.5 ISO 1250 Shutter 1/320 Focal Length 18/1

upload_date

Apr, 2017

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Location

At Aishmuqam Shrine of famous Sufi Saint

Time

Around 7 PM

Lighting

Kashmiri Muslims hold burning torches outside the cave shrine of Sakhi Zain-ud-din Wali, a Sufi saint, during an annual torch festival in Aishmuqam, 75 km (47 miles) south of Srinagar, April 19, 2019. Thousands of Kashmiri Muslims who believe in Sufism throng to the shrine of Wali to celebrate the annual torch festival which symbolises the end of the long winter and the beginning of the new sowing season .The annual Urs of Sheikh Zainuddin Wali, marking the beginning of agricultural activities of the farmers was celebrated at Aishmuqam in Anantnag district of south Kashmir. The torchlight procession, known as frove, a unique characteristic of this festival, was taken out by the people from villages surrounding the mausoleum of the Sufi saint, at sunset on Thursday.The torchlight procession is considered to be signifying the victory of the good over the evil. The farmers in south Kashmir consider it auspicious to plough their fields after a visit to the shrine. Many of them visit the shrine at the holy township of Aishmuqam, about 20 km short of Pahalgam. People from the nearby areas pay their obeisance at the mausoleum and witness the festivities that include traditional folk singing and playing of musical instruments

Equipment

Canon 700 D With 18-15 MM Lens

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Myself

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Camera Canon 70 D, 700 D, with lens

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