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Choose one... Kashmir Lecture Home Srinagar People of Srinagar Jami Masjid MBW's Houseboat and Life on the River Mughal Gardens Traveling through the Countryside towards Gulmarg Returning to Srinagar

Many Mughal kings made Kashmir their summer abode, constructing palaces and gardens for their personal use. Mary B. Wheeler takes us through a tour of a few of the gardens around Srinagar, capturing not only the radiance of the flowers in bloom, but also the social life that enlivens the gardens even today.

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