Fearing a flare-up, the government suspended mobile Internet services and deployed police in strength to maintain law and order.
Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti appealed for calm, saying, "Jammu and Kashmir is the most secular place" and it should not be "hijacked extremist forces".
She said some elements were "hell-bent" on creating communal tension in the region but the people of Jammu, irrespective of their religion, must unite and fight the nefarious designs of such forces.
"Separatism and communalism are the two faces of a same coin and they ultimately divide the society and the country," she said while addressing a function at Jammu University.
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The city last night saw protesters setting on fire three vehicles and resorting to stone pelting on police after the alleged desecration of an ancient temple situated in Roop Nagar area apparently by a "mentally disturbed" person. Today, a few incidents of stone pelting were reported, barring which the situation across Jammu region remained by and large normal.
Most of the shops and business establishments remained closed whereas traffic remained off the road.
"The situation right now is normal barring a few incidents of protests by local residents. We have deployed adequate number of police personnel," Jammu Deputy Commissioner Simrandeep Singh told PTI.
He said that even as the mobile Internet services have been snapped, no curfew or Section 144 is in force in any part of the city.
"The situation does not warrant the imposition of curfew or Section 144 as it would create problems for the masses. The situation is restricted to one place and that too is under control and we are regularly monitoring it," Singh said.
Earlier in the day, people gathered at the Aap Shamboo temple and performed the "Shudi Karan Puja" there.
Mehbooba said time and again the people of Jammu have showcased their secular credentials and it was evident from the fact that the region gave refuge to people who came there while fleeing from militancy-hit areas.