Dal Lake, Kashmir

Suddenly i remember....

In the chill morning about one month  ago i  took a stroll in Shikara around the Dal Lake.....

Dal Lake is a lake in Srinagar, Kashmir, the second largest in the state. It is also known as "Jewel in the crown of Kashmir" or "Srinagar's Jewel".  It  is also an important source for commercial operations in fishing and water plant harvesting.

The shore line of the lake is  about 15.5 kilometers. Scenic views of the lake can be witnessed from the shore line Mughal gardens, such as Shalimar Bagh and Nishat Bagh and from houseboats cruising along the lake in the colourful shikaras. During the winter season, the temperature sometimes reaches −11 °C (12 °F), freezing the lake.

The Dal Lake view from Parimahal.

At the lake bank.

The Shikaras are waiting for the guests.

The houseboat.

The houseboats.

you will feel sad to leave them..

you will forget about everything...

enjoying the moment...

Dal Lake at nite..

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Volume 9, Book 88, Number 172 :

Narrated by Asma'

The Prophet said, "I will be at my Lake-Fount (Kauthar) waiting for whoever will come to me. Then some people will be taken away from me whereupon I will say, 'My followers!' It will be said, 'You do not know they turned Apostates as renegades (deserted their religion).'" (Ibn Abi Mulaika said, "Allah, we seek refuge with You from turning on our heels from the (Islamic) religion and from being put to trial").