NOTES

• In Kashmiri,   refers to Dal Lake, which is about four miles from   .  is about five miles long, and it covers an area of ten square miles. On the lake, there are floating gardens in which vegetables are grown. Also, there are large variety of houseboats on it, and there are facilities of swimming. The famous Mughal Gardens (, , ) are situated on the banks of .
• (on the banks of Dal Lake ther are three famous garden). These three gardens are , , and .
• A sama:va:r (for a detailed discussion, see Chapter 39).
• A  kho:s is a Kashmiri cup made of an alloy of brass and copper. It looks like a small bowl and is generally used by Kashmiri Pandits for drinking   tea,  .
• meaning, respectively, 'the Golden Isle' and 'the Silver Isle', the two islets in the middle of Dal Lake. Both of these islets are exquisite picnic spot.
• is next to  (Amira Kadal) and was traditionally called the Second Bridge, Amira Kadal being the First Bridge. It is in the downtown area of Srinagar and is mainly populated by middle class Kashmiris.