Why does h:graphicImage tag appends JsessionId but not <img> tag

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Hi,

Am using JSF 1.2 , Jboss AS 5.1.0

In my servlet, I have to render some images. Am using h:graphicImage for this.

My images gets appended with jsessionId like this http://myDomain/images/myImage;jsessionId=DFSDLHFLDFLDFLFFL.node1

Whereas if I use <img> tag, url will be just http://myDomain/images/myImage.

Am interested in knowing why this behaviour difference between these two tags.

Regards,