Srinagar, Republic of India
KASHMIRI MUSLIM WOMEN TIE RIBBONS AT SHRINE IN SRINAGAR.
Kashmiri Muslim women tie ribbons and threads to a window of the shrine of Sheikh Hamzah Makhdoomi in Srinagar, April 14, 2004. Thousands of Kashmiri Muslims who believe in Sufism thronged the shrine of Makhdoomi, a Sufi saint, to offer prayers on his birth anniversary. According to belief, Kashmiri's Muslims traditionally tie ribbon and threads to the gates of shrines to get their needs fulfilled. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli FK/