Muslim Devotees Throng To Hajratbal Shrine

SRINAGAR, KASHMIR, INDIA - APRIL 28: Kashmiri Muslims pray as a head priest displays the holy relic believed to be the whisker from the beard of the Prophet Mohammed at the Hazratbal Shrine on the Friday following Mehraj-u-Alam, which marks ascension day, the journey from earth to heavens of the Prophet Mohammed, at the on April 28, 2017 in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian administered Kashmir, India. Every year thousands of Muslim devotees from across Kashmir throng the Hazratbal shrine in central Srinagar for prayers and to have a glimpse of the Moi-e-Muqaddas, Holy Relic of Prophet Mohammed, displayed for public viewing on ten occasions in a year , including Meraj-ul Alam , the night Muslims believe Prophet Mohammed ascended to the heaven. (Photo by Yawar Nazir/Getty Images)