Indian Kashmiri Muslim devotees carry out torch light procession

Kashmiri Muslim devotees carry wooden torches as they prepare for a torch light procession on a hilltop near the shrine of Muslim saint Sakhi Zain-ud-din Wali, in Aishmuqaam, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Srinagar, India, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. The farming community in south Kashmir celebrated the festival of lights Thursday to mark the beginning of the agricultural season where they begin plowing their fields after a winter recess. The saint is said to have vanquished a demon on that day symbolizing a triumph of good over evil.

Kashmiri Muslim devotees participate in a torch light procession on a hilltop near the shrine of Muslim saint Sakhi Zain-ud-din Wali, in Aishmuqaam, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Srinagar, India, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. <AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan>