Friday prayers were allowed in jamia masjid Srinagar after 19 weeks however, Hurriyat (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was not allowed to reach the historic worship place.
Sources said that a large number of people assembled in jamia situated in the old city area of Nowhatta after siege of the area was lifted.
Police used to seal the area to prevent people from reaching jamia on every Friday since the militant commander Burhan Wani was killed on July 8.
Chief cleric of Kashmir, Mirwaiz Umar was however not allowed to reach jamia masjid.
“Miwaiz sahib is continuously under detention and he was not allowed to move out,” media advisor to Mirwaiz and Hurriyat (M) spokesperson, Shahid ul Islam said.