Photos: Zubin Mehta's concert and its impact on Srinagar

Arun George September 7, 2013, 16:39:53 IST

Srinagar was turned into a fortress, but was silent after a bandh called to protest against the Zubin Mehta concert today. Here are some images from today.

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Conductor Zubin Mehta (Centre in black t-shirt) onstage with musicians during a rehearsal at the venue of the upcoming Ehaas-e-Kashmir music concert in Srinagar a day before the event. AFP

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A woman walks past graffiti in Srinagar against the concert by Zubin Mehta. AP

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Srinagar shut down today after a bandh called to protest against the Zubin Mehta concert. PTI

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Security forces turned Srinagar into a fortress ahead of the concert. PTI

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Civil groups organised a parallel concert called Haqeeqat-e-Kashmir which they claimed would portray the reality of Kashmir. While permission was granted for the event, there was prohibitively high security around the municipal park in Srinagar where it is being held. Image courtesy: Shahid Tantray

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The scene inside the park where the parallel concert organised by civil groups is being staged. Image courtesy: Shahid Tantray

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People at the Haqeeqat-e-Kashmir concert. Image courtesy: Shahid Tantray

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