Roza Bal

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Roza Bal is the name of a shrine located in the Khanyar district of Srinagar, in Kashmir, India, venerated by Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists. Some religious sects, notably the Ahmadi Muslims identify the sage buried there with one Yuz Asaf and with Jesus, whom they allege to have fled to Kashmir after his crucifixion.

The tomb itself consists of a low rectangular building on a raised platform, surrounded by railings at the front. It has three arches at the front, where entry can be had, and four arches at the side. Inside is a rock carving showing feet bearing crucifixion wounds, which, it is argued, are in a position identical with the unusual crucifixion wounds on the Shroud of Turin.

The tomb had previously been maintained by local descendants of the buried sage. It is currently maintained by a Board of Directors consisting of Sunni Muslims. Sahibzada Basharat Saleem, a former caretaker (now deceased), claimed to hold genealogical tables that link him as a direct descendant of the buried sage. In recent times another man was buried there, who is revered by some local Muslims as a Sufi saint, although others point to historical data that he was only the shrine's long-serving caretaker.

[edit] See also

• Jesus
• Yuz Asaf

[edit] External links

• Pictures of Roza Bal (site subscribes to the identification with Jesus)
• The Tomb of Jesus Website(Site Dedicated to the Roaz Bal Tomb with analysis of the tomb and the theories relating to it)