NOTES

• (Skt. bhava:ni:) refers to the Hindu Goddess Bhavani, consort of Lord Shiva. She  is also considered an incarnation of   (energy).
• (Ganderbal) is a small town about fourteen miles from Srinagar. It is situated in the Sindh Valley, and the River Sindh passes through the town.
• A   is a traditional Hindu   who usually sells milk, yogurt, and cheese. Sometimes, he also sells such snacks as   and  . The t.mp3 is also used for a mitha:yivo:l who sells typically Indian sweetmeats. A person who sells only snacks, such as pako:ri and  , is called a   by the Muslims.
• A   is a puri-like fried bread which is generally sold by   at  .
• A na:g is a spring. In Kashmir, it is either part of a temple, or is a site considered as having special significance.
• A   is a saucer-shaped, earthen lamp which has a cotton wick dipped in ghee. It f.mp3s an importanty part of the a:rti: in a temple.
• s'and (Sindh) refers to the River Sindh.
• s'un refers to any cooked dish of vegetables or meat. In a restricted sense, it means a non-vegetarian dish, e.g.,  'Sheela does not eat meat'.
• (khi:rbhava:ni:) is a sacred Hindu shrine. It is about one mile from . There is a na:g (spring) there, and in the middle of it there is a small temple to the goddess Bhavani. It is claimed that the color of the water in the na:g changes frequently. It is considered auspicious to visit the temple on the 8th and 15th day of the bright fortnight of any month of the Kashmiri lunar calendar (especially of , May-June).
• refres to a Hindu place of pilgrimage.
• v'atsar:rna:g (Vicharnag) is a small town on the way to . In a sense, it is a suburb of Srinagar.