DC Shopian visits Arde Nareshwar Temple, interacts with devotees

SHOPIAN, OCTOBER 05: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Shopian, Mohammad Shahid Saleem Dar today visited Nadimarg Zainapora where Murti Sthapana Puja (Installation of Idol) was performed by the devotees of the Kashmiri Pandit community at Arde Nareshwar Temple.

The devotees had converged from far-off places of the UT today at the ancient Temple site at Nadimarg in appreciable numbers and thronged the temple for taking part in the Puja.

The Puja ceremony was held in a peaceful atmosphere with local Muslims welcoming the Pandit brothers who were on site to take part in the Puja.

The Puja ceremony took place after a gap of twenty years. This marks the Era of peace and prosperity, the DC mentioned on the occasion.

The ceremony was attended by local communities along with the district and sub divisional authorities.

Proper security arrangements were in place with other line departments providing essential services to devotees.

The DC took review of the arrangements and interacted with devotees and listened to a wide range of their welfare issues including the demands for the establishment of Community Hall or Yatra bhawan. He assured them about the prompt action on the issue.

The DC also visited the vacant homes of Kashmiri Pandits at Nadimarg and also the adjoining land.

From the district administration, ADC, Zakir Hussain Faaz; SDM, Nissar Ahmad Wani; DIO, Showkat Hussain accompanied the DC along with other officers and officials of administration.