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Shalimar Bagh is a Mughal garden located on the right bank of the Dal Lake in Srinagar. Originally named as ‘Farah Baksh’ (The Delightful), this beautiful garden was built in 1619 by Mughal Emperor Jahangir for his beloved wife Nur Jahan. However, today it is famous as the name of Shalimar Bagh ‘The Garden of […]
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Top 10 Most Beautiful Handicrafts in Jammu & Kashmir Carpets Carpets are the perfect representative of the world famous Kashmiri arts and crafts. Main features of these Kashmiri carpets are that they are hand woven and knotted and not machine made and never tufted. The yarn used in carpets normally is silk, wool or silk […]
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JAMMU & KASHMIR HISTORY The state of Jammu & Kashmir is a region of widely varying people and geography. In the south, Jammu is a transition zone from the Indian plains to the Himalaya . Nature has lavishly endowed Kashmir with certain distinctive favors which hardly find a parallel in any alpine land of the […]
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Top 15 Rivers in Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir Although houseboats & shikaras come to mind when thinking about Kashmir, both are seen on the Dal lake. This pristine hilly states boasts of over a dozen rivers, including Asia’s largest Fresh Water lake, the Wular lake. Rivers and more Rivers Which other state you know has so many? […]
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Banihal Pass: It is across the Pir Panjal Range with maximum elevation at 2832 meters. It connects the Kashmir Valley to the Indian state Jammu & Kashmir to the outer Himalaya. The Banihal pass remains covered by heavy snow during most of the year. In 1956 Jawahar Tunnel was constructed under the pass. The road […]
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Top 10 Most Beautiful Museums in Jammu & Kashmir Many erstwhile palaces have now been converted into museums. This helps preserving the heritage of the entire state. The rulers had brought many rural artifacts, displayed many customs on cloth, utencils and other fabrics, manuscripts etc. A few popular museums are: The SPS or Sri Pratap […]
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Every fort has something different to tell. Some have a temple within, with Goddess Mahakali and Lord Hanuman’s idols welcoming everyone at the entrance. Also a temple housed on the fourth floor! There are many other attractions scattered around. The Goddess with 18 Hands! Considered sacred to the Kashmiri Pandits, the presiding deity Mata Jagdamba […]
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Top 10 Most Beautiful Gurudwaras in Jammu & Kashmir Many holy Sikh Gurus had visited the state which explains the reason of having many gurudwaras. Moreover Sikhs from nearby states Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh settled in Jammu & Kashmir for business purposes. Now every major district has at least one Gurudwara, if not more! The […]
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Cozily nestled at an altitude of over 11,000 feet, the remote paradise of Ladakh offers adrenaline rushing adventures through steep, narrow, curvy mud roads and snow-clad mountains. The industrious warm and friendly people welcome you to this cold and mountainous region with their cuisine and hospitality. The average summer temperature hovers between 5 °C – […]
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Top 20 Mosque in Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir Kashmir being a Muslim dominated state, it is but natural of it having mosques. The Mughals planned and constructed many mosques and many of them are architectural wonders. Every town has a mosque of its own depicting the kashmiriyat of those olden times. The famous of the […]