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 […]

Hassanbad Imambara and Graveyard

Hassanbad Imambara and Graveyard

Hassanbad Imambara and Graveyard by Ahanger HOBO. Hassanbad is named after the Shia scholar Baba Hassan and the Hassanbad locality was once the epicenter of arts and crafts in Srinagar. Now a quiet and quaint locality you can reach here by Shikara from the Dal or walk toward the Nageen Lake from the Gurdwara in […]

Jamia Masjid Srinagar Kashmir

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 […]

Pather Masjid Srinagar

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 […]

Fort-Hari-Parbat Kooh-e-Maran

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 […]

Chalo Kashmir 19-May-2025

Chalo Kashmir 19-May-2025

Chalo Kashmir 19-May-2025 “An Initiative taken by Kolkata Travel Agents to bounce back Kashmir Valley tourism.”

Botanical Garden Srinagar | Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Botanical Garden

Botanical Garden Srinagar | Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Botanical Garden

Botanical Garden Srinagar | Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Botanical Garden | Ahanger HOBO Botanical Garden Open every day dawn till dusk INR 30/ These gardens lay next to each other at the foot of Pari Mahal Mughal Garden. The botanical garden has a pleasing water feature and is spacious and bright. You will always find couples […]

Avantipura Ruins Kashmir, India

Avantipura Ruins Kashmir, India

Avantipura Ruins Kashmir, India by Ahanger HOBO.

Martand, The Sun Temple

Martand, The Sun Temple

Martand, The Sun Temple of Kashmir, India. The Martand Sun Temple was King Lalitaditya in the 8th Century, yet the foundation of the temple is said to have been built between 370- 500 AD, and its construction attributed to King Ranaditya and his Queen Amritaprabha. Located in the most glorious location with the mountains at […]