The paradisiacal beauty of Kashmir valley can be
mainly attributed to its outlandish natural beauty, pretty landscape
and beautiful water bodies. These water bodies are of great
ecological and socio-economic significance. The most famous of these
are Dal Lake and Nagin Lake of Srinagar with their multi-faceted
eco-system and grandeur.
Impressed with abundant natural beauty, Mughals
loved this place so much that they have contributed many beautiful
gardens to the city of Srinagar. Well-planned and vast, these
gardens are home to a variety of flora and delightful water systems.
The festivities and the celebration with an
abundance of striking colors in the backdrop of snow and evergreen
forests, the fair and beautiful people smiling and laughing, girls
with rosy cheeks dancing and feasting resemble the glimpse of the
paradise. This is the picture anyone on earth can watch by a visit
to Jammu and Kashmir during the festive season that comes too often
to be missed by the visitors.
Jammu & Kashmir has a good share of Indian
historical and archaeological legacy. There has been a very unique
and glorious tradition of the people of the State of preaching and
worshipping of each other's religions and pilgrimage centres.
Dachigam National Park - A beautiful reserve, 22
km Srinagar, the capital city of Jammu and Kashmir, it stretches
across an area of 141 square kilometers. With abundance of the most
scenic natural beauty, the variation in its altitude is vast,
ranging from 5500 ft to 14000 ft above the sea level. Thus, it is
very clearly marked into an upper and lower region and the best
times to explore these two areas are summers and winters
respectively.
The Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir is a saga
of nature complete with rugged mountains, blossoming valleys and
pristine forests. Often referred to as the Switzerland of the East,
Kashmir owes its natural beauty to the rugged mountains, which
restrict mobility however, especially during the winters, when the
mountain ranges are covered with a thick blanket of snow.
