Editorial photo #1013710 Human Interest

Muslim Devotees Throng Sufi Saint Shrine in Kashmir

SRINAGAR, INDIAN CONTROLLED KASHMIR, INDIA - JANUARY 22: Kashmiri Muslim devotees look towards a cleric (not seen in the picture) displaying the holy relic believed to be of Sufi Saint outside the Dastgeer Sahib shrine On the occasion of annual Urs(birth anniversary) of 11th century Sufi preacher Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani on January 22, 2016 in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Controlled Kashmir, India. Thousands of Kashmiri Sufi Muslims gathered on Sunday at the shrine of Jeelani, also known as Shah-e-Baghdad (King of Baghdad), The shrine is named Dastegeer Sahib after the reverential title of Jeelani , who although never visited Kashmir is held in great reverence by Kashmiri s for his spiritual teachings. The shrine was rebuilt recently after a fire completely gutted it in 2012. (Photo by Yawar Nazir/Nurphoto) (Photo by Yawar Nazir/NurPhoto)