Wednesday, 2 September 2015
Today we had two excursions into town -- this time in Toyota Innovas (the official tourist vehicle in India).
Srinagar is about 95% Muslim, mostly Sufi. The local mosques have a unique style and are made of wood and brick, not stone. Instead of domes, there are pagoda-like steeples reflecting a strong Buddhist influence. The minarets are similarly topped.
Craftsmen at work on the street:
Walking through Srinagar:
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| The "phool-wala" (flower vendor) came to our houseboat in the early morning. His boat reads, "Hello! How are you? I'm Mr. Marvelous your flower man. OK." |
Today we had two excursions into town -- this time in Toyota Innovas (the official tourist vehicle in India).
Srinagar is about 95% Muslim, mostly Sufi. The local mosques have a unique style and are made of wood and brick, not stone. Instead of domes, there are pagoda-like steeples reflecting a strong Buddhist influence. The minarets are similarly topped.
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| The courtyard of the Jama Masjid. |
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| The interior prayer hall of the Jama Masjid. The columns and ceiling are of deodar cedar and are centuries old. |
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| A close-up view of a tower on the Jama Masjid. These towers remind me of Norway's stavkirkes. |
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| Shah Hamdan Masjid |
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| The elaborately paper maché entrance to the Shah Hamdan Masjid. Paper maché is a traditional Kashmiri craft. |
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| Zinc plating copper ware. |
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| Dyeing a dupatta. |
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| Kashmiri embroidery uses a lot of brightly colored thread. |
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| Brightly colored clothes drying on a balcony. |
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| Red chilies, baskets, and more. |
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| A shop for fabrics and batting. |
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| A collection of old doors and windows. (Although nothing like the quantity we saw in Ahmedabad!) |
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| Sue at the Badam Wari garden. Srinagar's fort, now in ruins, is in the background. |
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| On our evening walk through the Nishat Bagh, a garden built by the Mughals, all the schoolgirls wanted to have a picture with the Americans. |
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