Mazar-i-Shuhada (Graveyard of Martyrs)
Mazar-i-Shuhada (Graveyard of Martyrs) by Ahanger HOBO Taking a walk along the Valley floor it becomes obvious to the explorer that the history of Kashmir can be retold through its myriad mosques and shrines. Now, it was in the 20th Century that another narrative symbol came to define the modern Kashmir, that of the Martyr’s […]
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- May 21, 2025 4:39 pm
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Jamia Masjid Srinagar Kashmir
Jamia Masjid Srinagar Kashmir by Ahanger HOBO. The main mosque of Srinagar is located in Nowhatta, the beating heart of the old city. Built for the first time in 1400 by Sultan Sikander, it is a large cathedral-like rectangle that echoes Buddhist monastic architecture, and was possibly built on the ancient site of a Buddhist […]
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- May 21, 2025 4:36 pm
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Pather Masjid Srinagar
Pather Masjid Srinagar by Ahanger HOBO. Standing on the banks of the Jhelum opposite the Shah-i-Hamdan is the beautiful and cool open plan mosque of Empress Nur Jehan. The only of its kind in Srinagar, it is surrounded by an old stone wall, leaving the mosque quiet and calm and relatively free from distraction. Upon […]
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- May 21, 2025 4:33 pm
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Fort Hari-Parbat / Koh-i-Maran
Fort Hari-Parbat / Koh-i-Maran | by Ahanger HOBO Visible from everywhere in the city is this central fort that overlooks all. According to legend, the Koh e Maran hill was once a huge lake inhabited by the demon Jalobhava. The inhabitants called on the goddess Parvati for help. She took the form of a bird […]
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- May 21, 2025 4:31 pm
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Chalo Kashmir 19-May-2025
Chalo Kashmir 19-May-2025 “An Initiative taken by Kolkata Travel Agents to bounce back Kashmir Valley tourism.”
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BY abid
- May 20, 2025 6:26 am
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