Celebration and devotion in India
The Kheer Bhawani temple was originally in Srinagar and was re-built in Jammu by exiled Kashmiri Hindus.
Devotees offer milk and "Kheer" pudding to to the Goddess Rajnya Devi, popularly known as Kheer Bhawani, to whom the temple is dedicated. They believe the pudding turns black to warn of impending disaster.
Hundreds of Tantric Sadhus, or holy men from an esoteric form of Hinduism, gather to perform rituals at the temple during the annual Ambubasi festival that will begin on June 22.
Hindus across the country are celebrating Ganga Dussehra, devoted to the worship of the River Ganges.
Hundreds of tantric Sadhus, or holy men from an esoteric form of Hinduism, gather to perform rituals at the temple during the annual Ambubasi festival that begins June 22.