Tagged: Heritage of India

Tomb of the Mother of Zain-ul-Abidin in Mazar-I-Salateen in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India 6

Kashmir Diary: Tomb of the Mother of Akbar of Kashmir, Zain-Ul-Abidin

I peeped through the main door and saw an iron chain hangs in the central dome. What is the significance of the iron chain in an Islamic monument? He was the first man who forbade cow slaughter in Kashmir. People of Kashmir still remember him as Akbar of Kashmir.Stone temples of Hindu in Kashmir suffered destruction, some were modified and some converted into mosques.

Awantiswami Temple in Awantipura, Jammu and Kashmir, India 4

Kashmir Diary: Ruins of Ancient Temples of Awantipora

Avantipur was named after King Avanti Varman. He was the King who founded Utpala Dynasty and ruled Kashmir during 855 – 883 AD. He built two massive temples, one dedicated to Lord Vishnu and another to Lord Shiva. During his rule, he appointed an engineer and architect as his prime minister named Suyya.

Hazrat Bal (Muhammad, Moi-E-Muqqadas )Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India 3

Kashmir Diary:History of Holy Relic of Prophet Muhammad, Moi-E-Muqqadas

There are mysteries, fantasies, and betrayal, still engrossed with. “Moi-E-Muqqadas” or Beard hair of Holy Prophet Mohammad is also associated with faith and to some extent linked to mysteries.How Beard hair of Holy Prophet Mohammad came to India far away from Medina? How it traveled to in Bijapur, near Hyderabad to Kashmir? There is an abundant history behind this. What was there in the place before Hazrat Bal was erected? Where it stands now.

Roza Bal - Tomb of Jesus Christ in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India 15

Kashmir Diary: Roza Bal – Is It Really the Tomb of Jesus Christ?

Is it fact? Am I really standing at the tomb of Jesus Christ? I don’t know, whether it is the tomb of Jesus Christ or as per recent claim, it is the tomb of Adolf Hitler? A group of indigenous people cordoned me and literally, snatched my camera and forced me to delete the photographs of Roza Bal.Suzanne Olsson, who claiming to be Jesus Christ’s ‘59th descendant arrived in Srinagar in 2002 and seeking DNA testing of the controversial tomb.

Lakshman Jhula Bridge in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India 9

Explore the Top Places of Rishikesh

Rishikesh isn’t a place only for pilgrimage, the dimension and the colors of the place offer more than one can imagine, from Ashrams to River Rafting, from Climbing to Bungee jumping.This is a ready reference for your tour to Rishikesh and surely help you to explore the place. Also explore secret place of Rishikesh.