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Essential Information About Jammu and Kashmir

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Essential Information About Jammu and Kashmir

A quick look into the lives of dogras and bakarwals

Here is some information of Jammu and Kashmir that will be helpful during your visit to this beautiful state. Read more on the insights that you can’t find on a tourist map of Jammu and Kashmir.

Food of Kashmir

The main food of Jammu and Kashmir varies from southern plains of river Jammu Tawi to northern parts of Kashmir Valley. Kashmiris feast on meat and rice voraciously. Rogan Josh – which is lamb meat gravy cooked with local chilies – and Yakhni – a mutton gravy with yogurt – are two of the most famous food of Kashmir. Locals also have a weak spot for crisp bakery goods. Sheermal, Baqerkhani, and Kulcha found in shops in Srinagar are to die for, especially for those craving sweet treats.

For non-vegetarians, having Wazwan, a full course meat-based dish, in a Kashmiri home is the best way to learn about traditions and lifestyle of Kashmiris.

Climate of Kashmir

Weather in Kashmir, especially in high altitude areas is notoriously unreliable. Some regions are prone to avalanche and landslide, while some roads are cut off during most of the winter season.  For travellers, Kashmir in winter is as close to heaven a place can get. The peak of winter and summer brings an inflow of honeymooners and adventurers from plains and abroad.

The average temperature in Kashmir Valley in winter ranges between -2°C and 10°C. Summer in Kashmir is pleasant and fairly dry with mean temperatures between 16°C and 32°C. With its proximity to the plains of Punjab, Jammu witnesses milder winters and hotter summers than Kashmir Valley. On the other side, being higher in altitude, Ladakh region faces harsher winter but lesser rainfall. So, there is a stark difference between the climate of Kashmir and climate of Ladakh mainly due to geographical factors.

Festivals of Jammu and Kashmir

Like much of India, Jammu and Kashmir features an amalgamation of cultures. It’s a microcosm of long-held traditions and beliefs which are being celebrated and preserved by local people. Baisakhi in April and Lohri in January hold a great significance in Sikh and Hindu communities based in Jammu. Festivals like Holi and Diwali are also celebrated with great spirit in the region.

Festivities during Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Azha bring a great buzz even in the small hamlets of the valley. From Kishtwar to Baramulla, echoes of Namaz prayers by Sunni Muslims can be heard during Ramzan in Kashmir. Urs, Tulip Festival, and Shikara Festival are other important festivals in Kashmir.

Mansar Food and Craft Mela, which runs for three days, is one of the biggest fairs in Jammu. Culture of Jammu is influenced by Dogra, Rajput, and Pandit diaspora while Kashmir Valley is settled by predominantly Sunni Muslims. Local language of Kashmir is Kashmiri dialect of Urdu. Native speakers in Jammu voice themselves mainly in Hindi.

Ladakh region of the state also has a lot of unique celebrations and events among Buddhists and Shia Muslims.

Tips and Facts about Kashmir

Do carry Jammu and Kashmir tourist map as there is no network connectivity in remote regions. Travellers must adhere to safety procedures defined by security personnel. Always follow weather forecast during your stay in the Kashmir Valley.

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    Shiva Reddy

    Hyderabad

    Shiva's 6 days trip to Kashmir

    First time to Kashmir was nice experience. The travel agent was very helpful. Good hotels and cab. Thankyou
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    Shounak Basu

    Mumbai

    Shounak's 6 days trip to Kashmir

    Everything was exceptionally good. A special thanks to our coordinator shahid to manage last moment plan change in pahalgam due to heavy snowfall. He has coordinated very well during crisis. And a huge shout out to our driver Touqeer he was professional and yet friendly. Guided us properly throughou
    t the journey. Without his pro driving skills we would have end up in big trouble in the snowy evening of Pahalgam trip. Hats off to the whole team Fathima, Shadid and Touqeer. Thanks making our trip to Kashmir so memorable. Will surely visit again with Kashmir Heavens team. Thanks for everything. We were travelling to Pahalgam from Gulmarg and on the way heavy snowfall started. We enjoyed a lot initially. Created a lot of memories but soon it became a nightmare when we got stuck on the road for more than 10 hours due to roadblocks. It was a thrilling night. But Touqeer has managed to somehow drive in the slippery road and finally we reached Pahalgam without any major issues. It was a night to remember forever.
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    Attudkaniom

    Kolkata

    Attudkaniom's 6 days trip to Kashmir

    We had a great week visiting Kashmir. Travel triangle gave us the best options to choose travel partners comparing prices quoted by several travel agents. We went with capture tours and travels, hosted by Danish, an excellent agent who made all the efforts to make sure we got the best hotels and wer
    e comfortable during our stay. We were driven by Zahoor who is a very friendly and safe driver. I highly recommend booking through travel triangle and also capture tours and travels as a travel agent.
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    Mudasar Husaini

    Mumbai

    Mudasar's 7 days trip to Kashmir

    Must book through Capture Kashmir it's one of the best agent with great support and their network there is very good. You get all shopping items at discounted rates. Dudpatri was most memorable with pony ride
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    Amit Khalani

    Ahmedabad

    Amit's 7 days trip to Kashmir

    Nice and memorable experience but driver always recommend his recommendation own discount scammer place visit and buy Snowflake and hospitality of kasmir mind-blowing
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    Pradipsp

    Mumbai

    Pradipsp's 8 days trip to Kashmir

    Overall good experience gulmarg hotel was good need to provide same hotel at other places heating system was not good at other place.
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    Vinayak

    Maharashtra

    Vinayak's 6 days trip to Kashmir

    Over all trip was sooperb.... specially stay at sonamarg was worth every penny
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    Sakshammcp

    Delhi

    Sakshammcp's 5 days trip to Kashmir

    We had an amazing experience with Arooz, whose guidance was exceptional. Everything was seamlessly arranged, making our trip unforgettable. I highly recommend choosing Travel Triangle for a truly remarkable journey! Sonmarg was best time we had, it was a wow moment for us.
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    Kinghay

    Mumbai

    Kinghay's 6 days trip to Kashmir

    Overall okay but the last boat house experience was worst and no candle light dinner or cake was there as promised in itenary .
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    Priyanka Gupta

    Delhi

    Priyanka's 4 days trip to Kashmir

    Overall experience was good. At Pehalgam we stayed at The Villagio as the one was chosen by us it was the best hotel. The hotel at Srinagar was Golden Sands which lacked good breakfast, dont forget to carry Shower gel, tooth brush etc. and warm clothes as they only provide a soap and Shampoo pouch a
    nd heater only from 7 to 10 and few hours in morning otherwise u have to manage with blankets. The driver Nasir was good in nature, apart from few hicups all was great and accomodating reporting to his boss every small thing .. our Tour guide Ms. Rida was always supportive, guiding us and always atttentive to our cause, even on sunday and one day where she needed to intensively communicate with transporter. We are satisfied with the response time and the services. However she did nt fulfill her promise of complimentary honeymoon package (Just a cake though) may be due to christmas eve. All together a good trip. thanks to travel triangle for the services. Gulmarg Gandola Shikara Ride, Dal Lake Snowful Betaab Valley Aru Valley Shankracharya Temple

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