Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Apr 14: Mehraj-ul-Alam was celebrated with religious fervor and gaiety across the Kashmir valley. Thousands of devotees thronged the shrines and masjids during the day and offered prayers five times in the day.
The biggest congregation of the Mehraj-ul-Alam was held at Hazratbal shrine located on the banks of the Dal Lake and devotees thronged the shrine during the course and offered prayers at the shrine.
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The Holy Relic of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was displayed to the devotees after the five times prayers during the day at the shrine.
The Government had kept in place an adequate number of State Road Transport Corporation buses for the to and fro movement of the devotees to Hazratbal as the areas around the shrine wore a festive look with many roadside vendors selling a whole lot of eatables and other items.
Similar religious congregations were also held across the length and breadth of the Kashmir valley including Asar Sharief Lal Bazar, Jenab Saheb Soura, Kalashpora, Syed Sahib-Sonwar, Shopian, Makhama-Beerwah and other places located across the Kashmir valley.
Religious scholars in their sermons highlighted the importance of night and its blessing and also highlighted the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
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