Men line up and pray during traditional Friday prayers at the Hazratbal shrine January 18, 2008 in Srinagar, Kashmir. The historic building houses a hair of the Prophet Mohammed.

Men line up and pray during traditional Friday prayers at the Hazratbal shrine January 18, 2008 in Srinagar, Kashmir. The historic building houses a hair of the Prophet Mohammed.

A Kashmiri child touches a brass chain and plate with Koranic inscriptions hanging over the threshold at the Shah-i-Hamadan shrine January 11, 2008 in Srinagar, Kashmir.

Kashmiri men hold Friday prayers inside the elaborately decorated Shah-i-Hamadan shrine January 16, 2008 in Srinagar, Kashmir. The wooden structure was the first mosque built in Kashmir in 1395 by the Persian saint Mir Sayed Ali Hamadani.

A Kashmiri man prays inside the elaborately decorated Shah-i-Hamadan shrine January 16, 2008 in Srinagar, Kashmir. The wooden structure was the first mosque built in Kashmir in 1395 by the Persian saint Mir Sayed Ali Hamadani.

Kashmiri men pray inside the elaborately decorated Shah-i-Hamadan shrine January 16, 2008 in Srinagar, Kashmir. The wooden structure was the first mosque built in Kashmir in 1395 by the Persian saint Mir Sayed Ali Hamadani.

The burial of an elderly man takes place outside the apartment of a post traumatic stress disorder victim January 20, 2008 in Srinagar, Kashmir.

A Kashmiri woman cries following the Indian Army's accidental shooting of her teenage son during a rural wedding celebration July 28, 2005 in Villgam, Kashmir. Over twenty years violence in Kashmir has spawned what experts say is one of the highest levels of post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, in the world.

Members of the Indian para-military Central Reserve Police Force conduct a foot patrol January 26, 2008 in Srinagar, Kashmir during Indian Republic Day celebrations.

Families grieve after 34 men in a small Sikh community March 21, 2000 in Chattisinghpora, Kashmir were massacred by foreign (Pakistani) militants, coinciding with President Bill Clinton's visit to India. The killings marked the first time that militants targeted Kashmir's minority Sikh community.

A Kashmiri woman prays outside a tomb at the Pir Dastgir shrine January 15, 2008 in Srinagar, Kashmir. The 400 year-old Sufi shrine is named after an ancient Arab and Sufi saint and is well known for it's expertly made papier-mache and wood interior full of Arabic script and scrollwork. Shrines in Kashmir often provide spiritual solace and comfort to those suffering from sickness or depression.

Men pray outside a room housing relics of ancient followers of Pir Dastgir at the Dastgir shrine January 20, 2008 in Srinagar, Kashmir.

Men pray outside a room housing relics of ancient followers of Pir Dastgir at the Dastgir shrine January 20, 2008 in Srinagar, Kashmir.

Kashmiri women leave after praying outside the elaborately decorated Shah-i-Hamadan shrine January 16, 2010 in Srinagar, Kashmir. The wooden structure was the first mosque built in Kashmir in 1395 by Persian saint Mir Sayed Ali Hamadani. The front and interior are covered with elaborate papier-mache reliefs and wood carvings.

Kashmiri widows line up and pray for their lost or disappeared husbands and sons at the Makhdoom Sahib shrine January 19, 2008 in Srinagar, Kashmir. Shrines in Kashmir often provide spiritual solace and comfort to those suffering from sickness or depression.

Kashmiris tie pieces of cloth known as a "desh" on a railing to make a special wish and a prayer around the relics of disciples of an Iraqi saint Pir Dastgir at the Pir Dastgir shrine in Srinagar, Kashmir. The cloth will be cut once the wish is granted.

Kashmiris sit inside the house of Ahad Sahib, a 72 year-old peer or faith healer, January 13, 2008 in Sopore, Kashmir. Hundreds of Kashmiris throng to the peer's home seeking his blessing, acknowledgment or advice for their troubles, dreams and ailments. After 18 years of conflict, many Kashmiris suffer from anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD.

Hameeda Nazir and her son meet with a peer or faith healer, Mohammed Altaf Masoodi, who uses prayers and curative koranic verses to help restore her spirit January 24, 2008. Hameeda's husband was killed by Indian security forces and her younger Kashmiri militant brother was also found dead after being arrested by Indian para-military soldiers.

A Kashmiri woman claiming to be under the spell of evil spirits is treated by a peer, Munshi Syed Hussain Kazmi, with a knife and spoken koranic verses read by his assistant January 24, 2008 in Srinagar, Kashmir. Kashmiris throng to the peer's home seeking his cures as a spiritual healer offering advice for their troubles, nightmares and ailments.

A Kashmiri man suffering from temporary blindness is treated by peer Munshi Syed Hussain Kazmi with prayers and curative koranic verses January 24, 2008 in Srinagar, Kashmir.

A Kashmiri woman suffering from gall bladder pains is treated by peer Munshi Syed Hussain Kazmi with prayers and curative koranic verses January 24, 2008 in Srinagar, Kashmir. He claims to have cured her earlier of anxiety attacks or a mild form of post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD.