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March 1, 2015October 12, 2020

Gosain Teng

Baramulla bridge with Gosain Teng in background (with in Kaznag and Shamasabri ranges, an extension of the Pir Panjal Range). Illustration published in ‘Church Missionary Intelligencer’ (1854).

Gosain Teng, Baramulla. ‘Teng’ is the Kashmiri word for ‘Hillock’ and ‘Gosain’ is the Hindi/Sanskrit Goswami meaning ‘Ascetic’. Nowadays atop the hill is an army bunker. According to entry for the place in Hasan Shah’s (1832-1898) ‘Tarikh-e-Hassan’ there are supposed to be four springs atop the hill. Kunds named after Ram, Sita, Lakshman and Hanuman.

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November 14, 2013October 12, 2020

Aerial view of Pir Panjal

Pir Panjal, looking from Valley. November, 2013.

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September 20, 2013October 12, 2020

Map of Zabarwan, 1866

By Albert M. Verchere, from a paper on geology of Kashmir
for
Journal of Asiatic Society of Bengal (1866)

May 27, 2010October 12, 2020

The Mountains, 1920s

Some vintage mountain beauty from ‘The Charm of Kashmir’ (1920) by V.C. Scott O’connor (Vincent Clarence Scott, 1869-1945).

The birth of a River. Lidder (?)

High Solitudes

The Glaciers of Thajwaz. Check out more recent photographs of Thajwaz here.

The Zojila Pass

The breaking of teh ice at Nund Kol (Narannag)

April 23, 2010October 12, 2020

Photograph and drawing of Nanga Parbat

Guest-post by Man Mohan Munshi Ji.
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A view of the worlds 14 the highest peak known at present as Nanga Parbat (Naked
Mountain). It is also called by the natives as Dyamur (Moor’s head).

View of Nanga Parbat drawn by Alexander Cunningham published in his book Ladakh published in 1854

During the Purana times it was known as Dumra Lohita (The king of mountains ) which can be visualized by the fact that submit of Nanga Parbat 26,660 ft above the msl with its base at the side by the side of Sindu (Indus) at about 3,500 ft. exposes a fall of about 23,160 at the Astor valley or one of the passes connecting Kishenganga valley with that of Indus valley. The unparalleled view is more impressive than that of Grand Canyon of Colorodo USA and Namchebarwa Peak and Bed of river Tsangpo(Brahmaputra). The fall of more than 23,000 ft exposed to the gaze of observers during the purana times led to the belief that Dumraluhita (Nanga Parbat ) is the highest mountain in the world.