Graves Illuminated With Lights On The Eve Of Shab-E-Barat

(All Pictures- AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

Graves were illuminated with lights during the blessed night of Shab-e-barat on Sunday night, May 22

Muslims visit ancestral graveyards for the salvation of the souls of the departed and also believe that all sins will be forgiven by praying to Allah throughout the Shab-e-Barat night.

Hand of a Kashmiri Shiite Muslim is seen touching the grave of his relative as he offer prayers to mark Shab-e- Barat on the outskirts of Srinagar.

A Kashmiri Shiite Muslim lights candles at the grave of his relative to mark Shab-e- Barat on the outskirts of Srinagar on Sunday, May 22, 2016.