Naranag Temple & Gangbal Lake
Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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Kashmir Great Lakes Trek
Sonamarg, Jammu and Kashmir
India's most celebrated trek — seven days from Sonamarg to Naranag past Vishansar, Krishansar, Gadsar, Satsar and the Gangbal twins under Harmukh.
Kheer Bhawani Temple, Tulmulla
Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir
The spring-island shrine of goddess Ragnya Devi, whose sacred pool is said to change colour in omen — heart of the Kashmiri Pandit faith, honoured by all communities.
Burzahom Archaeological Site
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
Kashmir's prehistory in one karewa mound — Neolithic pit-dwellings, hunting-scene engravings and megaliths from 3000 BCE, on UNESCO's tentative list.
Harwan Garden & Buddhist Site
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
A canal-cooled terraced garden at Dachigam's gate, above 4th-century Buddhist terraces whose patterned tiles are Kashmir's oldest art.
Dachigam National Park
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
The last home of the hangul — Kashmir's red deer — in crag-and-chinar valleys just 22 km from Srinagar, with black bears feasting on autumn mulberries.
Astanmarg Viewpoint & Paragliding
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
The Zabarwan shelf above Dal where tandem pilots launch into the sunset — Srinagar, its lakes and the Pir Panjal in one slow spiral.
Shalimar Bagh
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
Jahangir's 1619 garden of love for Nur Jahan — four chinar-shaded terraces of fountains climbing from Dal Lake toward the Zabarwan mountains.