Srinagar, June 24 -- Srinagar- Thousands of mourners on Wednesday participated in the traditional 8th Muharram procession in Srinagar, turning the city centre into a sea of black as devotees commemorated the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS) and his companions in Karbala.

The procession, revived in 2023 after remaining suspended for more than three decades, was taken out peacefully along the traditional Guru Bazar-Dalgate route amid elaborate security and civic arrangements.

Notably, the procession far exceeded the timeline prescribed by the district administration. While the Srinagar administration had granted permission subject to a strict schedule requiring the nearly four-kilometre stretch between Guru Bazar and the J&K Bank Hea...