Charar-e-Sharief is located on the way to Yusmarg, 40 kilometers from Srinagar. Charar-i-sharief is probably one of the most ancient of shrines which stands tall in the valley of Jammu & Kashmir. Inheriting a heritage of about 600 years old, Charar-i-sharief was built to pay homage to one of the holy saints of Sufism – Sheikh Noor-ud-Din Noorani. Also referred Read more...

A two hour drive from Srinagar (47 kms) will take you to acres upon acres of grassy meadow ringed by forests of pine, and towering beyond them, awesome and majestic snow-clad mountains. This is Yusmarg- close enough to Srinagar for a picnic, idyllic enough to make you want to stay for a few days. Here are walks of every sort Read more...

Syed Balkhi came to Kashmir in the beginning of 15th century. He was from Balk (Afghanistan). He accepted Sheikh Nurudin wali as his pee-o-murshid and stayed in Kashmir to preach Islam. Some of his relatives are buried in the compound, who, it is believed, were brought miraculously to Kashmir by Sheikh Noor-udDin Wali, alongwith, the piece of graveyard, in which Read more...