Kashmir: Gujjar community observes death anniversary of Miyan Peer

Platters of sweetened rice being served to nomadic Kashmiri Muslim who thronged the forest shrine of Miyan Peer to observe his death anniversary. AP Photo

Updated on: Jun 09, 2015 9:27 AM IST

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Platters of sweetened rice being served to nomadic Kashmiri Muslim who thronged the forest shrine of Miyan Peer to observe his death anniversary. AP Photo

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A policeman uses a baton to control the crowd during at the forest shrine of Miyan Peer. Thousands of devotees thronged the shrine on Monday to observe the death anniversary of the saint. AP Photo

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Nomadic Kashmiri Muslims prepare sweetened rice for devotees at the forest shrine of Miyan Peer. Thousands of devotees thronged the shrine on Monday to observe the death anniversary of the saint, who is highly revered by the nomadic Gujjar tribe. AP Photo

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Nomadic Kashmiri Muslim women prepare bread for devotees as they gather at the forest shrine of Miyan Peer to observe the death anniversary of the saint. AP Photo

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A nomadic Kashmiri muslim man arrives at the forest shrine of Miyan Peer, in Baba Nagri, about 44 kilometers (28 miles) northeast of Srinagar, on Monday. Thousands of devotees thronged the shrine to observe the death anniversary of Miyan Peer, the revered Muslim saint of the nomadic Gujjar tribe. AP Photo

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A member of the Kashmir Gujjar community looks out from the window of a mosque in Baba Nagri, east of Srinagar on Monday. Reuters Photo