Photo Essay

Eid Frames

3:36 pm July 18, 2015

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SRINAGAR

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After authorities clamped down on Hurriyat groups ahead of Martyrs Day joint rally on July 13 during holy Ramzan, same strategy was followed today marking Eid-Ul-Fitr. Kashmir Life’s photo division head, Bilal Bahadur, roved his camera to capture action pre and post Eid Nimaz

Women devotees offering Namaz on the occasion of Eid-Ul-Fitr at Eid Ghar srinagar on Saturday 18 July 2015PHOTO BY BILAL BAHADUR — Women devotees offering Namaz on the occasion of Eid-Ul-Fitr at Eid Gah Srinagar.

Eid-Ul-Fitr marks the end of holy Ramzan. After fasting for one complete month, Muslims offer prayers in huge congregation early Eid day. Ramzan 2015 ended with 29 days.

Muslim devotees offering Namaz on the occasion of Eid-Ul-Fitr at Eid Ghar srinagar on Saturday 18 July 2015PHOTO BY BILAL BAHADUR — Muslim devotees offering Namaz on the occasion of Eid-Ul-Fitr at Eid Ghar Srinagar.

In Valley, Largest Eid Nimaz congregation is held in Eid Gah in Old city. Authorities placed Hurriyat (m) chief, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house detention late Friday evening preventing him from leading Eid prayers at Eid Gah.

Kashmiri Muslim protesters clash with Police after Eid-ul-Fitr at Eidgah in Downtown on 18 July 2015in Srinagar,. Police fired teargas shells and baton-charged the protestors to disperse them. Eid-ul-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, PHOTO BY BILAL BAHADUR — Youth clash with police after Eid-Ul-Fitr at Eidgah in Downtown.

As Eid prayers culminated, youth held strong pro freedom and anti India protests at Eid Gah. Forces retaliated with tear gas shells and also baton charged scores of them. Hurriyat patriarch, Syed Ali Geelani had called for peaceful protest demonstration after the Eid prayers.

Geelani called protests against the harassment of the Jammu Muslims on one pretext or other at the hands of RSS-Mufti Sayeed coalition government, attempts of making demographic changes there, not releasing the political prisoners before the Eid, mysterious killings and arresting of hundreds of youth in the entire valley.