Hindus celebrate Navratras in Kabul

Amritsar, October 12

Amid uncertainty over their lives and property under the Taliban regime, the minority Hindu community in Afghanistan observed Navratras at the ancient Asamai temple in Kabul today. They were joined by members of the Sikh and Christian communities.

The temple is located in central Kabul, at the foothill of a mountain referred to as Koh-i-Asamai, named after Goddess Asha (Goddess of hope). Legend goes that the ‘akhand jyoti’ (eternal flame) has been burning there uninterrupted for over 4,000 years.

The congregation urged the Indian Government for their early evacuation due to acute economic and social hardship faced by them. — TNS