Shankaracharya Hill Srinagar

Srinagar , Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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    Day 11 - Srinagar speedrun

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    Ever been woken up by a Kashmiri guy at 5 AM? Well we hadn't. It was disturbing to say the least; loud thumping on both the window and the door on the other side, with a low voice grunting "HULLO!?". It took us a while to realize it was our new friend, the house boat owner. It took another while to be confident he wasn't going to kill us.

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    Day 24 - Shankaracharya& Kashmiri wedding function

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    ... then went with Bashir on a long journey to the Shankaracharya Mandir. The second bus we caught took us to the foot of the Shankaracharya hill which also contains a reserved forest. The area we were in seemed to be the real tourist place. I could now see ...

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    Delhi and Kashmir

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    ... . It looked dramatic placed alongside the river (below) and close up was decorated with beautiful colourful carvings. We also went up Shankaracharya Hill which was the first Hindi temple in Kashmir and predates Islam in Kashmir by one thousand years. The ...

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    Srinagar, Gulmarg and Pahalgam

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    ... snow on them.  We have been for many shikara (gondola type boat) rides around the lake.  As well as up Shankaracharya Hill where the most beautiful views of Srinigar can be seen.  There is also a really old temple dating back to ...

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    Fun and games trying to send a parcel home

    ... price was extortionate so I will have to cart these things around for a bit longer. In the afternoon I walked up Shankaracharya Hill via a short-cut steep footpath through scrubby hillside that offers good views over Dal Lake and the mountains ...