Muslims-of-Kashmir

Kashmiri Muslims

Kashmiri Muslims by Ahanger HOBO Islam came to Kashmir in the very beginning through the Ladakh king Rinchen(widely known as Rinchen-Shah) who, ultimately impressed by the simple teaching of Sufi Islam from Bulbul shah, beloved poet of Kashmir and the first Muslim faqir to visit the valley, converted to Islam to consolidate his reportedly otherwise […]

Handicraft-Kashmir

History of Handicrafts

History of Handicrafts by Ahanger HOBO. Emperor Zain-ul-Abidin introduced art of papier mashie, wood carving, stone cutting & polishing, and also developed the silk, shawl and carpet weaving in valley. It is said that art and craft developed under the patronage of Sultan who brought in the master artisans from Samarqand and Bukhara, he provided […]

Wazwan

Wazwan KASHMIRI CUISINE

The wazwan is a multi-course meal in the Kashmiri Muslim tradition and is treated with great respect by the Kashmiri people. Its preparation, by trained ‘Wazzas” is considered an art! Itis served at all the major occasions, particularly the famous and extravagant Kashmiri wedding where it can be prepared for up to two thousand people […]

Koshur "Kashmiri Language"

Kashmiri Language (Koshur)

Kashmiri Language (Koshur) by Ahanger HOBO Kashmiri has a very large phoneme inventory: 32 vowels and 62 consonants, giving that vowel nasalization and consonant palatalization are phonemic and not phonetic Mixture of Aryan and Naga script gave rise to Sharda script which in course of time changed into Sanskrit with a mixture of Dardic and […]

Hazratbal Shrine or Dargah Sharif

Hazratbal Shrine or Dargah Sharif

Hazratbal Shrine or Dargah Sharif by Ahanger HOBO Hazratbal shrine was originally built in 1634 AD by Sadiq Khan for the purpose of prayers during Mughal reign. Emperor Shah Jehan declared this place perfect for worship as he would conveniently perform ablution at the banks of the Dal Lake and perform prayers. The holy relic […]

Tulip-Garden-Kashmir

Tulip Garden Kashmir

Tulip Garden Kashmir by Ahanger HOBO. Also called Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden. It is the largest tulip garden in Asia spread over an area of about 30 ha (74 acres).  If a bunch of flower scan do miracles, imagine what can 2million Tulips do ! Spread over more than 25 acres of land do, opened for public […]

Houseboat-Kashmir

Houseboat in Kashmir

Houseboats in Kashmir, India were built in the early 1900s and are still being rented out to tourists. These houseboats are made of wood and usually have intricately carved wood paneling. They are of different sizes, some having up to three bedrooms apart from a living room and kitchen. Houseboat was modernized by Europeans along […]

Dal-Lake Kashmir

Dal Lake Kashmir

Dal Lake Kashmir a fresh water lake in J&K by Ahanger HOBO. A fresh water lake situated in Srinagar, Summer capital of Jammu & Kashmir. With a shoreline of 15 km, Dal lake has a total area of 18-22 sq km, surface elevation of 1583 m, length7.5km, width 3.5 km, depth 4.5ft to20ft. Seperated into […]

Srinagar-Kashmir

Srinagar City Kashmir

Srinagar City, Kashmir (The City of Wealth) by Ahanger HOBO Sri means Lakshmi or wealth and nagar a city. The summer capital of J&K state perched at an altitude of1515 meters was described in Persian chronicles as Shehr-e-Kashmir or ‘City of Kashmir’. Srinagar was founded by King Ashoka in 3rdcentury BC near Panderethan about 8km […]

Nishat Bagh Kashmir

Nishat (The Garden of Pleasure)

Nishat (The Garden of Pleasure) A Mughal Garden by Ahanger HOBO Open Thurs-Sat, 9amdusk, INR30 Laid in 1633 by the brother of NurJehan, Asaf Khan, he invited his brother-in-law the Emperor Jehangir fancy banquet to be held in the marble pavilion of the garden. The emperor became jealous at the beauty of the garden and […]