Back to Basics !
Pullhor (Traditional footwear) still used in some villages by locals as they say it does not skid on or sink in snow
Water soaked dried grass is hand knitted to create these and the one in picture is from Lidroo village
#pahalgam
#kashmir
“My works are the projection of my dreams.They are real -a process of the mystical changes in nature, which is in abundance around me”
Says Javaid Iqbal (+917780992279) a visual artist from Sopore
#Kashmir
Loved his work in water colours on Fabriano paper.
So close and yet so far!
In picture Uyghur bread from Kashgar
#China
& Tchout (local traditional flat bread) from
#kashmir
.
How cultures influenced one another before the restraining lines were drawn
#Silkroute
A young Chinar tree growing in
#Pahalgam
located at 34.02°N 75.19°E with an average elevation of 2,740 metres (8,990 ft) above the sea level.
Probably the highest point for a Chinar tree to survive.
Samavar(Kashmiri tea urn)is derived from the Russian word Samo’ver & translates into self brewer or boiling in english.
Pottery like Samavar was found in Shaki,
#Azerbaijan
in 1989 estimated to be at least 3,600 years old
From
#Russia
to
#Kashmir
#culture
#history
#silkroute
Look what we found in the garden of our hotel at
#Pahalgam
Kane Ghetch also called Gucci the
#wild
morel mushroom of J & K.
Found in the conifer
#forests
across temperate regions it is the most expensive naturally growing variety of mushroom.
@mashah06
@PrateekSadhu
Such is the quality of handmade & handknotted carpets in
#Kashmir
that it is hard to differentiate between the the face & back
During 18th century display of rugs at Crystal Palace London made these pieces of art famous in Europe
Pure Silk with 576 knots/Sq inch
(In picture)
This woollen carpet of Bukhara design handmade in
#Kashmir
has moved with us from Nawakadal to ShivPora & now Nishat
Bought by my Grandfather in the 1950’s for the Diwan-khana(big guest room)in our ancestral house,its still going strong being used by 4 generations of our family!
This is the Officer’s Holiday Home built by Northern Railway almost 6 decades back at Mamal,
#Pahalgam
If restored by
@IRCTCofficial
to its past glory it can be one of the best places to holiday.
Lots of fond memories!