Kokernag Botanical Garden, Kashmir, India
Read more on Kokernag at A day in Kokernag, Kashmir
Sinthan Top, Kashmir, India
Construction workers repairing the road to Sinthan Top in the summer months, Kashmir
Sinthan Top, Kashmir, India
Sinthan Top, Kashmir, India
The stretch of national highway NH1-B from Daksum to Sinthan Top, Kashmir
Sinthan Top, Kashmir, India
Sinthan Top, Kashmir, India
Sinthan Top, Kashmir, India
Sinthan Top, Kashmir, India
Sinthan Top, Kashmir, India
Sinthan Top, the highest point of Sinthan Pass, part of national highway NH1-B connecting Kishtwar in Jammu to Anantnag in Kashmir
Sinthan Top, Kashmir, India
The security guard for snow clearing machines, Kashmir, India
Yusuf stayed at the top of Sinthan pass in a small tent with another colleague. He worked for a BEACON, the company in charge of maintaining the roads here. He invited us in his makeshift tent and even offered to cook us some lunch! Read more stories at Friendly families from our travels in Himalayas
Sinthan Top, Kashmir, India
Sinthan Top, Kashmir, India
Sinthan Top, Kashmir, India
Sinthan Top, Kashmir, India
On National Highway NH-1B, which is open only during the four summer months, Sinthan Top is at a height of 3750m. Snow, even in the summer is the biggest attraction for tourists. Read full story at Mountain passes we crossed in the Himalayas
Daksum, Kashmir, India
Daksum, a village in south Kashmir is the base of a snow covered mountain pass called Sinthan Pass. It is surrounded by a dense coniferous forest and the melting glacial waters flow as stream through it. With abundant forest trails, Daksum is a nature lover's paradise.
Wooden bridge leading to Daksum, Kashmir, India
Gujjar man at Daksum, Kashmir, India
Gujjars are a nomadic tribe of shepherds who move up to the greener pastures in the hills in the summer. Come winter, they move down to the plains with their entire households and flocks. This was one such Gujjar. Know more about the life in Kashmir at People of the valley: Kashmir
Mughal garden at Verinag, Kashmir, India
Verinag is the southernmost Mughal garden in Kashmir. This is the origin of the river Jhelum which is part of the garden. Jhelum is an important source of water for Kashmir, especially its summer capital Srinagar.
Source of river Jhelum at the Mughal garden in Verinag, Kashmir, India
The Mughal garden at Verinag houses the source of the river Jhelum, the biggest river in Kashmir. Like most other river sources in India, this one too has a temple of Shiva next to it.
Verinag, Kashmir, India
Verinag is the southernmost Mughal garden in Kashmir.
Mughal gardens, typically multi-leveled terraces with water channels and fountains decorated with seasonal flowering plants are a specialty in Kashmir.
This is the origin of the river Jhelum which is part of the garden. Jhelum is an important source of water for Kashmir, especially its summer capital Srinagar.
Stories from Kashmir :
A day in Kokernag, Kashmir
Life and sights around Dal lake in Srinagar
People of the valley: Kashmir
Mughal garden in Verinag, Kashmir, India
Mughal gardens, typically multi-leveled terraces with water channels and fountains decorated with seasonal flowering plants are a specialty in Kashmir. Stories from Kashmir :A day in Kokernag, Kashmir, Life and sights around Dal lake in Srinagar, People of the valley: Kashmir
Fried Trout fish, a delicacy of Kashmir, India
Trout fish was introduced in the waters of Kashmir by a Norwegian. Today trout is known as the pride of Kashmir. Read more about Asia's largest trout fishery at A day in Kokernag, Kashmir
Hangout place next to butcher shop, Kashmir, India
Idyllic scene in the market at Verinag which is in South Kashmir. Old men, wearing firan (woolen coat), kangdi (basket with red hot charcoal pieces) keeping them warm sharing a hookah/sheesha. Read full stories at People of the valley: Kashmir.
Photograph by Chetan Karkhanis
Verinag, Kashmir, India
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Photograph by Chetan Karkhanis
Verinag, Kashmir, India
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Verinag, Kashmir, India
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Horseman shopping at Anantnag, Kashmir, India
The markets in Anantnag (as well as the rest of Kashmir) are packed with horse accessories in the month of June. Horsemen are busy buying and negotiating saddles, ropes and such gear.
A copper store in the Anantnag market , Kashmir, India
Copper ware is a highly prized kitchen ware in Kashmir. Heavy and intricately carved copper vessels are a sign of affluence in Kashmir. Their cost is decided by the weight of copper used in making them.
Shops like these indicate a “big city”, the urban side of Kashmir!
Know more about the life in Kashmir at People of the valley: Kashmir
A tailor in the market of Anantnag, Kashmir
We spotted this tailor while walking down a market in Anantnag and realised hookah is also a work time accessory! Read more at People of the valley: Kashmir.
A house in Kolam Chinar, village with the sulphur springs in Kashmir
Kolam Chinar, Kashmir, India
Kolam Chinar, a tiny village in south Kashmir is known for its sulfuric springs, said to have medicinal properties.
Agriculture is the mainstay of the people here. The month of June sees frenzied farming activity, with people busy in planting rice, the staple food in Kashmir.
Read more about the life in Kashmir at People of the valley: Kashmir
The farms at Kolam Chinar, a village with sulphur srings in Kashmir
Kids playing at Kolam Chinar, a village with sulphur springs in Kashmir
Kolam Chinar, a village with sulphur springs in Kashmir
A farmer family from Kolam Chinar, Kashmir
Tea with snacks at a family home in Kolam Chinar, a village with sulphur springs in Kashmir
