NEW DELHI: Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on Saturday extended wishes to the
Kashmiri Pandit community on the
occasion of Jyeshtha Ashtami.
"Best wishes, especially to the Kashmiri Pandit community, on the very special occasion Jyeshtha Ashtami," he said in a tweet.
"With the divine blessings of Mata
Kheer Bhawani, may everyone be happy, healthy and prosperous," Modi said.
In Jammu and
Kashmir,
Jyestha Ashtami is celebrated at the shrine of Khir Bhawani in Tullamula in honour of their patron goddess Ragnya Devi.
'Kheer' (rice boiled in milk) is prepared on this day as a food offering.