ROMANTIC

An Ode to Kashmir - Through Photos

Mikhil Rialch

Last updated: Apr 3, 2017

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Skiing in India's Ski Capital, Gulmarg
Trekking in Pahalgam
Shikara ride on the Dal Lake
Spotting the endangered Kashmir stag at Dachigam Wildlife Sanctuary

Events

Don’t miss out on watching more than 60 varieties of the Tulip flower in bloom during the annual Tulip festival in April

Filmy

The beauty of Gulmarg has been explicitly shown in films like Bobby, Haider, Jab Tak Hai Jaan and Aap Ki Kasam
Betaab Valley in Pahalgam gets its name from the Sunny Deol starrer, Betaab

Trivia

Did you know that the Tulip Garden by the Dal Lake is Asia’s biggest Tulip garden

Safety

J&K Police Headquarters Exchange: +91-194-2443022/23
Railway Station, Jammu: +91-191-2476078 (There is no railway station in Srinagar)
Ambulance: 102
Srinagar Airport: +91-194-2303635

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From the pristine waters of valley lakes

 

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To the highest reaches where the mountain takes

 

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In the dark of night…

 

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…under the setting sun

 

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Lies a mystic land, surpassed by none

 

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Hosting gardens edified in Mughal praise

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And water homes under Moon’s doleful gaze

 

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‘Cross winding roads…

 

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…and wintry roofs

 

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…and remnants from bygone ages too

 

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Stands a rider here…

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…a snow chief there

 

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Invested with a purposeful air

 

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Now tell me, Stranger, passing by

 

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Why do heavenly things pay the heaviest price…

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