Nishat Bagh Gardens & River Jhelum Life in Old Kashmir Photos
A collection of old photographs and postcards showing everyday scenes in Kashmir from the 1890s to the 1970s. The pictures include the Baradari pavilion at Nishat Bagh in Srinagar in 1970 with its twelve open doorways, water channels, and symmetrical pathways; a view of Dal Lake from Nishat Bagh in the early twentieth century with clustered wooden boats and people along the shoreline; the historic Badiyar Bala brick building near Habba Kadal along the Jhelum River with arched openings; the River Jhelum in Srinagar during the 1890s with boats and the departure of a viceroy's royal barge near Fateh Kadal; two Kashmiri Pandit women in traditional long robes with wide sleeves from the early twentieth century; and a Royal Air Force tent camp in Sonamarg during the 1940s with personnel and mountain backdrop. Simple views of old Kashmir. This 1970 photograph shows the Baradari at the main gate of Nishat Bagh in Srinagar, a classical Mughal garden pavilion designed with twelve open doo...