23 Sep

Unexpected Kashmir

Published by Râm Perry - Categories: #India, #Jammu & Kashmir, #Culture, #Customs & Traditions, #Landscapes, #Peacefull, #Photography - Arts, #Photography - Documentary, #Philosophy, #Religion, #Reports, #Rivers, Lakes & Waterfalls, #Transportations, #Wars, #Woods, Forests & Jungles

A typical Truck, parked aside the road in Jammu.

Since the partition between India and Pakistan in 1947, Kashmir is cut in half: one part is administrated by Pakistan, the other one by India, but many Kashmiris wished to be independant.

In the beginning of August 2019, the Indian government decreted a curfew on Kashmir to assert its authority on the area, which was previoulsy enjoying a semi autonomy.

In June of the same year, I was heading to Ladakh for a family holiday-trip with some of my Indian relatives when our car broke down.

This "unexpected journey" left me the time to meet a truly wonderfull country (Indians say about Kashmir that it is the "Crown" of India, a true Heaven...), and its very nice people as we were mostly hosted by Kashmiri families during our stay there.

I have promised to my Kashmiri friends to do my best to show around their beautifull country.

I hope they'll like the result.

With Love, Peace and Respect for all. Râm Perry

The Baramulla valley seen from Mansoori Point.

A small street in Baramulla.

Boys chilling at Baramulla's Ecopark.

On the way to Gulmarg. Rumours are real: Heaven is in Kashmir...

On the way to Gulmarg, we went to Baba Reshi Shrine, where there was a special ceremony because it was father's day.

Entrance of the Shrine.

Inside the Shrine.

Outside the Shrine, families are cooking (They made me taste various local meals and drinks).

Picture shot by one of my Kashmiri mate, I'm on the right, with a red tee-shirt (my camera is always hard to set when you're not used to it...)

And in a garden just beside, they share food, celebrate, sing and dance all together. An unexpected and really nice moment shared with the pilgrims, reminding me so many nice celebrations I had already taken part, in Hindu temples, for example... Whatever the shape or the name of the god people pray, when they pray they express the same feeling, the same energy, the same color: Hope. Believers are Brothers.

Baba Payam ud Din Reshi

Babareshi is the name of a village, forest area, tourist and religious place in Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is named after the Sufi saint Baba Payam uddin Reshi. It is located a few kilometres from

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Payam_ud_Din_Reshi

In Gulmarg's Woods.

A Kashmiri school-bus.

Gulmarg's landscape with Shiva Temple.

Pine-trees.

A Shepherd 's house.

Peasing ships and pashmina goats.

A Horse-stop on the way to the top.

Eternal snows on the way to the top.

Waterfall.

The Dal Lake in Srinagar. Srinagar is the capital city of Kashmir. Part of the city is builded on small islands on the Dal Lake. Many house-boats are also moored there.

To go through the islands and house-boats, you have to take a Shikara, a typical rowing boat.

House-boats and Shikaras on the Dal Lake, in Srinagar.

On a Shikara.

On the way to Sonmarg.

Sonmarg's mountains.

With a big big thanks to : Umar, Irfan, Salman, Javid and their very nice families (Here Javid's.)

Finley Quaye - Even after all

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At the end of 2022, Javid got married. One of his friends, a well-known Youtuber in India, made a video of Javid's traditional wedding. A great opportunity to discover the incredible and magnificent traditions of the region !