Shia Muslims hold religious flags as they take part in the eighth day of the Muharram procession in the city center of Srinagar, on June 24, 2026.
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With stringent police advisories over hoisting flags and photographs of terrorists of national and international groups, a Shia Muharram procession was allowed on the traditional six-kilometre-long route in the city centre in Srinagar on Wednesday (June 24, 2026) and was attended by hundreds of mourners and Shia priests.Shia mourners, including women and children, assembled in Srinagar’s Guru Bazar around 6 a.m. and the procession culminated at Dalgate around 9 a.m. The Muharram procession was banned after militancy broke out in 1989 on the traditional route and was allowed by the Lieutenant Governor’s administration in 2023.A day ahead of the procession the J&K Police issued an advisory. “Hoisting of flags with provocative slogans, texts , photographs of terrorists or logos of banned organizations (national/international) is strictly prohibited,” read the police advisory.
Shia Muslims take part in the eighth day of the Muharram procession in the city center of Srinagar, on June 24, 2026.
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