#ThikseyMonastery is popularly known for the famous #MaitreyaBuddha statue. It is probably the most photographed statue of the Buddha.⁣⁣
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Do you know? - According to Buddhist tradition, Maitreya is the one who will appear on Earth in the future & will be a successor to the present Buddha, Gautama Buddha.⁣⁣

Location: #Leh #Manali Highway, #Thiksey, #Jammu and #Kashmir

Morning Scene in #Kashmir ❤️

The shikar is a type of wooden boat found on #DalLake and other water bodies of #Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir. #Shikars are of varied sizes and are used for multiple purposes, including transportation of people. A usual shikar seats half-a-dozen people, with the driver paddling at the rear.

#NishatBagh is a terraced #MughalGarden built on the eastern side of the #DalLake, close to #Srinagar in the union territory of #Jammu and #Kashmir, India. It is the largest Mughal garden in the #KashmirValley . ‘Nishat Bagh’ is Urdu, and means the "Garden of Joy," "Garden of Gladness" and "Garden of Delight."

The #HazratbalShrine is a Muslim shrine in #Hazratbal, #Srinagar, #Jammu and #Kashmir, India. It contains a relic, the Moi-e-Muqqadas, believed by many Muslims of Kashmir to be Muhammad's hair. The name of the shrine comes from the Farsi word Hazrat, meaning "respected", and the Kashmiri word bal, meaning "place". Thus it means the place which is given high regards and is respected among the people.

Life is all a dream ✈️

#Srinagar is the largest city and the summer capital of the Indian union territory of #Jammu and #Kashmir. It lies in the #KashmirValley on the banks of the #JhelumRiver, a tributary of the Indus, and Dal and Anchar lakes. The city is known for its natural environment, gardens, waterfronts and houseboats.

You will never forget your first love and your first vist to #Kashmir.

What places are you dreaming of right now ? 🙋‍♂️

Gurez, or Gurais, is a valley located in the high #Himalayas, about 86 kilometres from Bandipore and 123 kilometres from Srinagar in northern Kashmir and southern Gilgit-Baltistan. At about 2,400 metres above sea level, the valley is surrounded by snow-capped mountains.

#Jammu and #Kashmir, India