India, March 21 -- Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated across Kashmir on Saturday with traditional fervour, with the largest congregation of over 50,000 devotees gathering at Hazratbal Shrine on the banks of Dal Lake, while authorities barred prayers at the historic Jama Masjid in old city.Ladakh Travel Guides

A heavy deployment of security forces was put in place in the Nowhatta area to prevent congregations at Jama Masjid, where Eid prayers have remained disallowed for years.

The Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid had earlier announced plans to hold prayers and urged authorities not to impose restrictions.

Reacting to the curbs, Kashmir's chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said Eid prayers have been barred at Jama Masjid for the seventh consecutive year...