The Annual Kheer Bhawani Mela was cancelled recently because of COVID-19 pandemic in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Kheer Bhawani Mela
It is an Annual Festival celebrated by Kashmiri Pandits.
The devotees of the Goddess Mata Kheer Bhawani fast and gather here on the day of “Zeshta Ashtami,” the eighth day of the full moon in the month of May/June.
According to belief, the Goddess changes the colour of the spring’s waters during this month.
Ragyna Devi Temple in Tulmulla Ganderbal village, near Srinagar (J&K) is popularly known as “Mata Kheer Bhawani temple”.
The temple is dedicated to the Goddess kheer Bhawani.
The term kheer refers to rice pudding that is offered in the spring located in the temple to Please the Goddess.
This is the most important temple for Kashmiri Pandits.