While thousands of people offered prayers at the Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar, the authorities barred people from offering Eid prayers at Jamia Masjid in old city.
Across the Valley, congregational prayers were held at mosques and Eidgahs.
Reports from the Kashmir periphery said the mosques and Eidgah’s remained busy up to 10:30 am, when the prayers were held. In certain areas, the congregations saw the participation of tens of thousands of the faithful.
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