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| Mela Khirbhawani from May 31 | | | EarlY Times report
Srinagar, May 22
Khir Bhawani Temple in the central Kashmir district of Ganderbal where holy spring changes its colours from time to time, will witness the annual mela from May 31.
The temple is known for the spring which changes various hues like red, pink, orange, green, blue as also light green, red rosy and milky white shades and is believed to have its impact on the socio-political situations in the Jammu and Kashmir.
According to reports, the colour of the spring remained black in the year 1947, when the Pakistani raiders attacked the Kashmir valley and any shade of black is considered inauspicious for the inhabitants of the valley, Kashmiri priests, looking after the shrine, said.
Thousands of devotees from different parts of the country and the state are expected to visit the shrine on the occasion of Mela Khirbhawani.
According to local mythology the legends associate the holy spring with Hindu Goddess Ragnya Devi have great veneration for the holy shrine, as nobody enters the premises of the holy spring if he happens to have consumed meat on that day.
The spring, dedicated to Goddess Khir Bhawani, has an irregular Heptagon (Seven-sided) shape with its apex called 'Pad' (feet) to the East.
There is an interesting story about how this spring came to light. It is said that a pious Brahmin, Krishna Pandit of old city Habba Kadal had a vision, where he was informed by a Deva to offer Puja to Khir Bhawani in the swamps of Tullamulla. The pandit was guided by a snake through the swampy and marshy land, until he reached the hollow trunk of a mulberry tree. He took the clue and after performing puja poured milk which he had brought for this purpose. Since then the holy spring was discovered.
The legends associated to the spring and temple are many but what is significant that it has been a symbol of religion and is most sacred place for the Kashmiri hindus in valley and across the country.
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