Srinagar, June 28 (KNS): Indian politician and philosopher Dr Karan Singh on Sunday visited the revered shrine of Charar-e-Sharief in central Kashmir along with his daughter, Dr Jyotsna Singh, where he offered a chadar and a donation, according to a press note.

The press note said the shrine's priest prayed for Dr Singh's health and well-being and recalled that several generations of his family had visited the shrine. It quoted Dr Singh as saying that his father had tied a green ribbon at the shrine while praying for the birth of a son and later returned to untie it after his birth.

According to the press note, Dr Singh expressed happiness over the reconstruction of the shrine, which was destroyed in a fire in 1995, leaving only the sacred grave intact.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel

The press note said Dr Singh told reporters that the recent visit of Dr Farooq Abdullah to the Kheer Bhawani shrine and his own visit to Charar-e-Sharief reflected Kashmir's centuries-old tradition of interfaith harmony and coexistence.

He said such visits symbolise the Valley's shared spiritual and cultural heritage and reinforce the values of communal harmony, the press note added.(KNS)