India Is Restoring Religious Sites In Kashmir, Including Hindu Temple Fled During Conflict

India Is Restoring Religious Sites In Kashmir, Including Hindu Temple Fled During Conflict

By Zaffar Iqbal for Religion Unplugged  SRINAGAR — The Indian government is sponsoring renovations of several different religious sites in Srinagar, Kashmir, where troops have enforced a strict lockdown since August 2019 when India’s only Muslim-majority region was stripped of its semi-autonomy. Restoration work has begun on a Hindu temple, Sikh gurudwara, a church, an Imambara for certain Muslim ceremonies and two Muslim shrines. The temple carries the most symbolic meaning for Kashmiris because hundreds […]

 October 1, 2020