A 3-tier safety association has been put in place for the annual competition on the Mata Kheer Bhawani temple in Ganderbal. The 5-km space across the temple can be underneath the surveillance of safety forces, aerial surveillance can be executed by drones and each exercise can be monitored via CCTVs.
After terrorists focused the bus of pilgrims in Reasi district, it appears that evidently terrorists have modified their modus operandi to disturb peace in Jammu and Kashmir. The competition season has begun in Kashmir with the primary celebration of Mata Kheer Bhawani competition, the authorities have determined to not take any danger concerning this competition, as 1000’s of Kashmiri Pandits from totally different components of the nation and the world began arriving on the temple every week prematurely.
This time the authorities have determined to deliver the devotees from Jammu to the temple positioned in Tullamulla city of Ganderbal district in a protected convey. The convoy can be escorted from Jammu to the temple and the identical safety train can be carried out after the competition is over.
Security forces have been deployed in and across the temple complicated every week earlier than the competition. Every devotee coming into the premises is completely checked and has to bear an X-ray, additionally all objects of worship are checked by the police earlier than coming into the temple.
Jammu Kashmir Police, CRPF and Army are offering safety in and across the temple. An space of about 5 km has been cordoned off and is being guarded by safety forces. Apart from handbook safety, know-how can be used to stop any sort of risk or untoward incident.
SSP Ganderbal Sandeep Gupta stated, “We have made all the necessary arrangements so that no incident happens during this festival. Apart from the Jammu Kashmir Police, we have also taken help from CRPF and the Army. Gupta said that if the terrorists change their strategy, then we also keep that in mind and make our preparations.”
Devotees who’ve already reached the temple are praising the preparations made by the district administration and Darmath trusts. Special tents within the temple premises and rooms exterior the temple have been saved open for the devotees with free langar companies.
Pushpa Devi, who got here to the competition, stated, “There was a little fear but seeing the arrangements here, that fear has also gone. This time better arrangements have been made compared to previous years. And we hope that double of devotees will come to the temple this year as compared to previous years.”
Mata Kheer Bhawani temple may be very well-known amongst Kashmiri Pandits. Most of them worship her as their Kuldevi. There is a well-liked perception that the color of the spring of the goddess contained in the temple predicts the occasions taking place for the remainder of the yr.
Pandits say that in 1990, when the native Pandits left the valley, the color of the spring was black. Similarly, the elders say that when there was a tribal invasion of Kashmir in 1947, that yr additionally the water of the holy spring turned black and in the course of the Kargil battle it turned black and through Covid it turned crimson and if the color of this holy spring turns crimson or black then one thing dangerous goes to occur to humanity everywhere in the world but when the color is mild blue or white then it predicts that that yr can be stuffed with happiness and good occasions. And this yr its color is mild blue.
“When the Kargil war happened the colour of this spring was black and when Covid came the water turned red. Mata gives indications in advance of what the future holds,” a feminine devotee, Goga Kalu stated.
Kheer Bhawani temple competition additionally stays an important instance of Hindu-Muslim brotherhood in Kashmir. Local Muslims residing across the temple serve milk, flowers and different issues used for worship to the devotees visiting the temple.
Kheer Bhawani Mandir temple is devoted to Mata Maharagya Bhagwati which was constructed over a holy spring. The temple is related to Goddess Ragyana Devi who can be worshipped as Raginya or Kheer Bhawani and is an incarnation of Maa Durga.
