Srinagar

Jammu and Kashmir

Worker kneading dough to make Kashmiri bread early morning at a bakery in Kashmir. One of the major hubs for the Kashmiris of Srinagar are the bakeries. The freshly baked nuns are the most popular offerings of the bakeries of Srinagar.

Jammu and Kashmir·flowers · farmland

Pampore, about 11 kilometres from Srinagar, is the highest producer of Saffron in India. Saffron was brought to India by Persian rulers in 500 BC.

Jammu and Kashmir·highway · monsoon

Most parts of North India, bereft of rains, today reeled under humid conditions and Srinagar witnessed hottest day in seven years, even as the national capital was lashed by heavy showers rendering roads flooded and causing traffic jams.

Jammu and Kashmir·lake · river

Dal Lake is a lake in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. The urban lake, which is the second largest in the state, is integral to tourism and recreation in Kashmir and is named the "Jewel in the crown of Kashmir" or "Srinaga…

Jammu and Kashmir·lake · river

A woman rows her wooden boat on Dal Lake in Srinagar, India. Dal Lake is a lake in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir.

Jammu and Kashmir·lake · river

Kashmiri men rowing boat filled with weeds as they clean the Dal lake in Srinagar - India. A houseboat (or boathouse) is a boat that has been designed or modified to be used primarily as a home.

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Roads of Srinagar in Kashmir are lined with trees. A drive around the suburbs makes for a sight to behold.

Jammu and Kashmir·boats · river

Kashmir is famous for its shikara rides on Dal Lake in Srinagar. Dal Lake is situated in the hub of the modern city of Srinagar, the summer capital of the State.

Jammu and Kashmir·river · lake

The waves of Dal Lake, which are speculating, and the beautiful houseboats and shikaras floating on them, can easily be found by anyone. A visit to Dal for any tourist coming to Srinagar is nothing less than the lifelong wish.

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The Muslims cemetery in Srinagar. Kabristan or graveyard is a spatially defined area where the remains of dead people are buried.

Jammu and Kashmir·lake · river

Taking a shikara ride on Dal Lake.The quintessential reasons why people come to Srinagar are the houseboats & the Shikara rides. Dal Lake is a lake in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir.

Jammu and Kashmir·lake · river

Enjoy a relaxing shikara ride discovering the fascinating Dal Lake, Kashmir. Dal Lake is a lake in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir.

Jammu and Kashmir·monsoon

In June 2013, a multi-day cloudburst centered on the North Indian state of Uttarakhand caused devastating floods and landslides in the country's worst natural disaster since the 2004 tsunami.

Jammu and Kashmir·farmland

Carrot harvest around Srinagar in 1990's Kashmir. Kashmiri men and women dig into their fields in the increasing cold of winter, to pull out carrots from the ground, around their houses near Pampore.

Jammu and Kashmir·school · village

Muslim girls head to school in Kashmir, India. They are dressed in salwar-kameez suits. The state government of Jammu and Kashmir established its own education board and university.

Jammu and Kashmir·flowers · river

Tulips bloom in the world famous Tulip Garden in Kashmir in the months of April and early May. This Tulip Garden happens to be the largest Tulip Garden in Asia.

Jammu and Kashmir·lake · river

Dal Lake is a lake in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. The urban lake, which is the second largest in the state, is integral to tourism and recreation in Kashmir and is named the "Jewel in the crown of Kashmir" or "Srinaga…

Jammu and Kashmir·river · lake

Srinagar in more peaceful times. See the lotus leaves, the houseboats, cheerful faces and the Dal Lake - the beauty of Kashmir.

Jammu and Kashmir·lake · river

Tourist takes a shikara ride on Dal Lake.The quintessential reasons why people come to Srinagar are the houseboats & the Shikara ride. Dal Lake is a lake in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir.

Jammu and Kashmir·river · hills

Auto-ride through the roads of Srinagar in Kashmir, India. Srinagar is the summer capital of the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated in the Kashmir Valley and lies on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus.

Jammu and Kashmir·lake · boats

Kashmiri men and women rowing on a small wooden boats in the water of Dal Lake, Srinagar. Dal Lake is a lake in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir.

Jammu and Kashmir·river · lake

Petunias, helichrysum, lotus flowers and Dal lake from Shankaracharya hill. Also, see lotus blossoms from a shikara and a trout stream in Pahalgam, a waterfall en route Amarnath and Nagin Lake with its shikaras...

Jammu and Kashmir·flowers · river

Asia's largest tulip garden is in full bloom with rows of tulips of all hues adding fairy tale-like splendour to the cascading slopes of the Zabarwan foothills.