Srinagar, May 30 -- By Mohammad Muslim Bhat

Morning after Eid-ul-Azha in many parts of Kashmir opens to a difficult sight.

Streets house traces of sacrifice in raw, exposed form. Blood trails run along pavements. Hoofs and horns lie near drainage edges. Organs sit under open sun.

Meat scraps cling to roadside corners where crowds walked hours earlier in prayer and celebration. The scent often reaches before the eye takes in detail.

What begins as devotion ends, in many spaces, as unmanaged public waste spread through shared lanes and open grounds.

The contrast is stark.

Eid-ul-Azha centers on an act of worship rooted in the story of Prophet Ibrahim (AS), whose surrender to divine command stands as a defining moment in Islamic tradit...