A Kashmiri Pandit, or Hindu, man holds a lighted earthen lamp as he prays during an annual Hindu festival at a shrine in Khirbhawani, 30 km (19 miles) east of Srinagar May 31, 2009. Many exiled Kashmiri Hindus, who fled an Islamic insurgency in the disputed Himalayan region two decades ago, hope for an early return to their homeland following a sharp decline in the rebel violence. REUTERS/Danish Ismail (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR RELIGION SOCIETY)