A butcher’s shop at Hazratbal.
puj’waan, butcher shop
cycle shop
A cycle shop near Hazratbal
road, Hazratbal
On Road outside Hazratbal
View of Shankaracharya Hill
Time: Minutes before 10 in the morning.
At around 1100 feet, Shankaracharya hill looms over the Srinagar city. Ancient name of the hill is Gopadri. More than 2000 year old shiv temple atop the hill is dedicated to a form of Shiva known as Jyesthesvar. Kashmiri Muslims call it “Takht-i-Sulaiman or the “Throne of Solomon”. The tower is dedicated to television and is known a ‘TV-Tower’ and not Sulaiman or Solomon. The green minaret top belongs to a local mosque. Looking at the hill, the word ‘valley’ finds true meaning.
House Roof and Kitchen Garden
A typical modern house in a suburb of Srinagar. Actually it’s not modern, this house design was popular around 1980s.
Location: Raj Bagh, Srinagar
teen’e pash – tin roof tops
View from Hotel’s Roof Top
Walk in a Park
Chenar tree in a park along the Jhelum river near Zero bridge. Chenar trees are protected by state laws.
Dead and dying Chenar trees.
Zero Bridge
Early Morning
Old Zero bridge on Jhelum. In the background, atop the hill, TV tower and Shankaracharya temple.
New Zero Bridge.
House boats on Jhelum river.
Kashmiri Shawl Seller
At Qazigund bus stand.
kaajwat, dooyn, bat, wokhul
Famous stuff from Qazigund
