SRINAGAR, INDIA, March 8, 2008: Soomyar Mandir, a Hindu temple at Haba-Kadal in the summer capital Srinagar was thrown open after 19 years. Before the onset of militancy in 1989, the Haba-Kadal had the maximum concentration of Kashmiri Hindus. After the turmoil, most of the Kashmiri Hindu families migrated to different parts of India and Indian troops set up a camp at the temple, which is still present there.
The temple on the banks of river Jehlum was re-opened the other day on the occasion of a Hindu festival. About a hundred Kashmiri Hindus attended the re-opening function of the temple.