| Set
like a jewelled crown on the
map of India, Kashmir is a
many faceteddiamond, changing
character with the seasons -
always extravagantly
beautiful.Three Himalayan
ranges, Karakoram, Zanaskar
and Pir Panjal - snow
capped,majestic, frame the
landscape from northwest to
northeast. They are the
birthplace of great rivers
which flow through the kashmir
valley.RajTaringini the
chronology of the Kashmir
Kings written by Kalhana
eulogises the beauty of
Kashmir as
follows:"Kasmira Parvati
Paroksh; Tat Swami ch
Maheswara". Meaning
Kashmir is as beautiful as
Goddess Parvati manifest; and
its owner is Lord Shiva
Himself" And the Mughal
Emperor exclaimed "Gar
Bar-ru-e-Zamin Ast ; Hamin Ast
,Hamin Ast Hamin Asto. Meaning
if there is paradise on this
earth : This is it, this is
it, this is it.
Srinagar is at once a
collection of images: a
son-et- lumiere that tells the
story of the love of the
Mughal emperors for this
paradise vale; deep green rice
fields and river bridges of
gardens in bloom and lakes
rimmed by houseboats; at once
summer capital of the
state,business centre and
holiday resort.
Srinagar is as much
imagination as it is fact,for
every season offers new vistas
to this city of great
antiquity. Spring breathes
life again into a frozen world
and the air is heady with the
fragrance of a million flowers
that blossom on trees, shrubs
and creepers.Summer heightens
the effect and autumn is
poignant in its colours of
warm introspection. Winter
brings with it snow,sometimes
the Dal Lake freezes and
beneath a leaden sky, roasted
chestnuts turn the atmosphere
aromatic with the promise of
warmth and comfort.
The river Jhelum and the Dal
and Nagin lakes dominate
Srinagar and its life and
activities.Here lush wild
gardens of lotus and waterlily
flower amidst bustling
lanes.By the lakeside spread
the gardens of the Mughals in
patterned beauty.And the
people move with a
tranquillity borne of a
history laden pulse of
activity.
IF legends are to be believed,
the Kashmir valley was once a
lake as large as a sea and
here lived an abominable demon
who was killed after most of
the lake had been drained with
the collective help of
Brahma's grandson, Kashap and
the goddess Parvati.She
wasfinally stilled the demon
by dropping upon him a
mountain and thereby crushing
him to death.This legendary
mountain is no other than Hari
Parbat, Srinagar's 'Takht-i-
Sulaiman' hill that forms the
famous backdrop to the city.
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