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Tourist Destination "Sonamarg" in J&K.

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Sonamarg  Experience A Spectacular Vacation in the "Gateway to Ladakh" Sonamarg, literally meaning “ The Meadow of Gold ”, is a real treat to the eyes. This renowned hill station is a popular base for adventure sports as well. This adventure destination is located 80 km northeast of Srinagar and is known as a trekker's heaven. Being situated at a high altitude of about 2740 m, Sonamarg remains cold even during summers. The meadow, surrounded by snowy mountains, dense forests full of sycamore and alpine flowers, silver birch, and fir and pine, presents a captivating sight. May-June is considered the best time to visit Sonamarg. Adventure Activities Trekking The most popular trekking route through Sonamarg leads to the holy  Amarnath cave . This route witnesses the maximum number of devotees to Lord Shiva during Sawan Purnima. Besides, Sonamarg is the base for the major treks that pass through several mountain lakes- Vishansar, Kishansar, Gadsar, Satsar and Ga...
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Wood Carving a talented Craft.

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           Kashmir is home to some of the best walnut  wood carving  done anywhere in the world.  Wood carving  is done on a variety of objects-ranging from furniture (tables, chairs, writing desks, dining tables etc.) to articles of personal use like cigarette boxes, cigar boxes, jewelry boxes, photo frames and various other articles.           Walnut is the most common wood used for carving. Kashmir is the only part of India where the walnut tree grows. Its color, grain and sheen are unique, and the carving and fret work that is done on this wood is of the finest quality. Walnut wood from the root is almost black, and the grain here is much more pronounced than the wood of the trunk, which is lighter in color. The branches have the lightest color, almost blonde, and have no noticeable grain. The intrinsic worth of the wood from each part of the tree differs--wood from the root being the most ex...
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Autumn in Kashmir (Harud in Kashmiri)

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This is the season of great beauty. We call it harud in Kashmiri. Leaves are on fire and life presents a different look. But there is something missing which we would taste in the good old days of the past. it's autumn (harud). The season when it looks everywhere yellow. Days of fall but of beauty too. The days when Chinar  trees are on fire, when winds shake trees and leaves bow to the ground. These are the days of harvest (rather the days of result) of what we have done whole year. In these harud days the above mentioned things are in common experience everywhere, but there are some colours of this autumn which seem to be missing in this advanced world. The missing flovour of those things haunts the nature lovers like me. Gone are the days, when we used to dry (sundry) vegetables like brinjals, tomatoes, bottle guards, red chillies etc. These vegetables were dried in open sun for few days, then stored for harsh winter days. When it was difficult to venture out because of ...
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