Tourist vehicles parked at the No Parking sign in Sonmarg
by Ashish Agarwal
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Tourist vehicles parked at the No Parking sign in Sonmarg
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Ashish Agarwal
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Parked tourist vehicles next to a No Parking sign near a hotel in the tourist location of Sonmarg. Right in front, there is a lot of ice packed and of course there is also ice underneath the parked vehicles. In the background is one of the few hotels in Sonmarg, and further in the background are trees on the slope of the mountain. Kashmir has some beautiful and popular destinations, with Sonmarg being one of them. Most people seek to arrive in Sonmarg by late morning, and then leave from there in the early evening to reach back to Srinagar. This place is located at a distance of 87 km from Srinagar, located at the bank of Nallah Sindh. The location is superb, with the drive to this location, since it is located close to some towering mountain peaks (visible for many stretches of the distance). Sonmarg is closed for travel for many months of year due to snow and ice blocking the roads. We had the fortune of going there in the month of April, soon after they had cut a path on the highway to Sonmarg, and the road was flanked by tall ice glaciers, with a path just wide enough for the road between the high ice on either side. However, almost all the people who go there do not stay, with very few cottages and the like for staying there overnight.
When the ice melts on the lower slopes, you are exposed to grassy meadows; and when the ice is present, you can see slopes covered with snow and ice giving a chance to experiment with learning a bit of skiing or skating. Sonmarg is very significant from a Hindu religion point of view, since the religious site of Amarnath cave is accessible through Baltal, which is just a distance of 15 km from Sonmarg (when the ice has been cleared from the route). In addition, Sonmarg is significant militarily, being one of the routes for road access to Ladakh, and there is year round deployment of the Indian army in Sonmarg.
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March 23rd, 2013
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