For over two decades  too many sahar khans (Drum Beater)  has been walking the deserted streets of Srinagar’s beating a drum to wake up the residents for sehri, the pre-dawn meal before the day’s fast during the month of Ramzan.

They  wake up at 2 a.m. and complete rounds by 3 a.m. He often eat his sahari while on the rounds.

.The age-old tradition of ‘sahar khans’ in the Kashmir Valley lives on despite the onset of modernity

Over the decades, each neighbourhood in Srinagar has been served by a couple of sahar khans

Waqt-e-sahar (it’s time to have pre-dawn meals)," Khatana shouts at the top of his voice. Lights start coming on in houses as he passes. Sehri is usually had from 3-3.45am. He moves from one lane to the next, calling out “Waqt-e-sahar" and beating the drum.