Home Ladakh Chehlum observed in Kargil LadakhReligious Chehlum observed in Kargil By excelsiornews - October 30, 2018 1297 RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Siachen is India’s Sacred Land Of Valour and Courage: Rajnath Singh Kargil: Apricot Blossom Festival Starts One-Way Traffic Restored On Srinagar-Leh highway Kargil: Narrow Escape For Students As Shooting Stones Hit School Zojila Pass Remains Closed For Second Consecutive Day Due to Snowfall Chehlum is observed to commemorate the 40th day of the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the grandson of the Prophet, in 680 in Karbala in modern Iraq.