All India Jain Temples and Tourist Places

Author(s): B C Nagraj
Publisher: ITI Jains Association, Bangalore

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57. AGARTHALA : (Capital of Tripura, 288 km from Silchar)
The city is famous for handicrafts, variety of music and dance.
KASHMIR:
Kashmir is the tourist paradise. Few places in the world have exercised greater fascination over the minds of men than has the vale of Kashmir. Land of vast forests and meadows,placid lakes and bubbling springs, Orchards and Paddy fields, ringed round by stupendous snowcrowned mountains, it has aptly been described as “an emerald set in pearls”. 58. SRINAGAR (Capital City of Jammu & Kashmir , 293 kms from Jammu)
Srinagar located in the heart of the Kashmir valley, spreads out on both sides of the River Jhelum. There are water ways with house boats, hand crafted souvenirs, a range of outdoor activities and much more. A trip down the river in a swiftly gliding 'Shikara' gives a beautiful view of the city's quaint balconies, busy ghats, mosques and temples.
The important places here are Dal lake, Jama musjid, Mughal Gardens and Shankaracharya temple). 59. GULMARG (56 kms from Srinagar) is 8,700 feet high and is one of the finest pleasure resorts of Kashmir, popular for skiing and trekking. 60. PAHALGAM is another scenic beauty spot.
Kashmir is famous for embroidery, wooden furnitures, carpets and pashmina shawls.
HIMACHAL PRADESH :
Himachal Pradesh combines the awesome and the beautiful. It is the abode of Yakshas, Kinnaras, Gandharwas and other Demi Gods. Its lofty mountains and valleys, as picturesque as Kangra paintings, provides resorts for holiday and adventure. Shimla is the capital and queen of Hill stations. Kangra paintings of Himachal Pradesh are world famous. 61. SHIMLA : (Capital of Himachal Pradesh, Hill Station, 368 kms from Delhi)
Shimla is a hill station, prettily perched on the spur of the lower Himalayas at a height of 7,000 feet, its snow capped peaks rising
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