Birth Of Prophet Mohammed Is Marked In Kashmir

SRINAGAR, KASHMIR, INDIA - JANUARY 09: Kashmiri Muslim women look towards a cleric displaying the holy relic believed to be the hair from the beard of the Prophet Mohammed at Hazratbal shrine on the Friday following Eid-e-Milad , or the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammad on January 09, 2015 in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian administered Kashmir, India. Hundreds of thousands of Muslims from all over Kashmir visit the Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar to pay obeisance on the Friday following Eid-e-Milad , or the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammed. The shrine is highly revered by Kashmiri Muslims as it is believed to house a holy relic of the Prophet Mohammed. The relic is displayed to the devotees on important Islamic days such as the Eid- Milad when Muslims worldwide celebrate. (Photo by Yawar Nazir/Getty Images)