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 […]

Shalimar-Garden-Srinagar

Shalimar (The Garden of Love)

Shalimar (The Garden of Love) Mughal Garden by Ahanger HOBO. Open ever day 9am-dusk, INR30 In the old days Shalimar was a villa built in the 2nd Century where one Kashmiri King Pravarasena II used to stay when he went to visit his guru at Harwan. Praversena II founded the city of Srinagar and ruled […]

About-Kashmir-India

About Kashmir, India

About Kashmir, India by Ahanger HOBO. The Kashmir primarily comprises mountains and water bodies. In the spiritual context, the Himalayas are considered to be the abode of Gods, and its religious traditions involve cosmic creation. It was a time before 80M years ago, at that time the Indian subcontinent breaks up into parts from Gondwanaland […]

Yousmarg-Kashmir

YUSMARG Kashmir “Medow of Jesus”

YUSMARG Kashmir “Medow of Jesus” by Ahanger HOBO Yusmarg is a beautiful cluster of meadows surrounded by majestic pines and fir, 48km from Srinagar. Yusmarg in Kashmiri means The Meadow of Jesus. The word Yus’ is said to be the short form of Youza Jesus) and marg means meadow. According to local belief, Jesus is […]

Kokernag-Kashmir

Kokernag “Golden Crown of Kashmir”

This charming lake, located at about 70kms from Srinagar (between Achabal and Verinag), is shaped like a right foot – with five toes and a heel and thus in ancient times was given the name of Vishnu Pad. In the distance you can spy the sacred Brahma Shakri peaks, and at the same time enjoy […]

Achabal-Kashmir, India

Achabal ‘Bag-e-Begum Abad’ Kashmir, India

Achabal is a quite possibly the most gorgeous of the Mughals gardens and it was said to be Empress Noor Jehan’s favourite pleasure retreat. Like other Kashmiri gardens, it is located on a hillside with its water source at the top but unlike other Kashmiri gardens it is the only Mughal Garden which is situated […]

Mazar-i-Salateen (Graveyard of Rulers) Tomb of a-ul- Abidin

Mazar-i-Salateen (Graveyard of Rulers) | Tomb of Zain-ul- Abidin

Mazar-i-Salateen (Graveyard of Rulers) Tomb of Zain-ul- Abidin | Ahanger HOBO. This tomb is another secret gem of Mughal architecture, built from the bricks and on the basement of an older temple, that remains hidden in between the 4th and 5th bridges of the old city and is definitely worth a look if you are […]

Ali Masjid (at Eidgah)

Ali Masjid (at Eidgah)

Ali Masjid (at Eidgah) by Ahanger HOBO. Ali Masjid was built by Ali Shah’s son of Sultan Sikander and is located at the modern day Eidgah (Eidgah denoting a ground where Eid prayers are offered). The mosque was built next to a fertile grazing ground as a necessity for the yaks and horses of the […]