Srinagar, July 23 -- Maa Sharika is the most revered deity of the Kashmiri Pandits. She is worshipped as the eternal protector of Kashmir, the embodiment of divine wisdom [Shakti] and the presiding goddess of the Kashmir valley. Devotion to Maa Sharika forms one of the oldest and most enduring spiritual traditions of Kashmir. The patron goddess of the Kashmiri Pandit [KP] community is Maa Sharika Devi, one of the most revered manifestations of the Divine Mother. She is regarded as the spiritual guardian [Kuladevi] of the Kashmiri Pandits and has been worshipped in Kashmir for centuries. Her, principal shrine is situated on the sacred Hari Parbat hill in Srinagar. Maa Sharika is believed to be an incarnation of the Divine Mother identified...