Imambara Hassanabad

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Sight Address : Imambara Hassanabad situated in south west of city centre Lal Chowk in Srinagar. Edit

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Imambara Hassanabad is situated in south west of city centre Lal Chowk. It is the 2nd oldest shrine and is a world famous place of mourning and worship of one million shia population of J&K The Imam Bargah is surrounded by world famous Hazratbal shrine one side, Temple of Mata Sharka Devi and Gurdawara Chatti Padshahi on other side. Hassanabad was a developed city during the Moughal Rule period and the Imam Bara is surrounded by Moughal Graveyard “ Baba Mazar “ which is the resting place of a number of Kashmir Lumaneries i.e Baba Ali, Syed Mirza Shah , the great persian poet of 17th century “ Mulah Abdul Gani “ and famous poet of Kashmiri Marsia “Hab Saheb Mullah”.

Imambara Hassanabad, Srinagar

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Imambara Hassanabad, built in 1857, is the second oldest shrine in Srinagar. Millions of Shia Muslims offer their prayers here annually. Situated in the south-west side of the city, this shrine sits in the middle of three other religious places that include the Chatti Padshahi Gurudwara, Hazratbal Mosque and Maa Sharda Devi Temple. The architecture of the octagon shaped Imambara Hassanabad showcases an Indo-Iranian style of construction. Around five main entry gates to the shrine are reserved entirely for women. The Baba Mazar, a Mughal graveyard, is also situated close to this shrine. Famous Kashmiri luminaries such as Baba Ali, Hab Saheb Mulla; a renowned poet of Kashmiri Marsia, and Syed Mirza Shah; the great Persian poet of 17th century, used this cemetery as their resting place.

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April to June

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Minimum 30 Minutes.

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Zamrud Hotel ; Boulevard, Dal Lake | Boulevard Road, Dal Lake, Srinagar 190001, India ; Ph/M – 0194 250 0123 ; Food Serve – N.A.

How to ReachEdit

Taxi : This site easily reach by taxi from airport and railway station and other places in Srinagar.

BUS : Many tourist bus service provides the services to reach from many neighboring cities to Srinagar. Srinagar is well connected to Chandigarh (630 km), Jammu (290 km), Delhi (876 km), Leh (434 km) and Phalgam (96 km) by tourist bus services. and they charge about Rs 4-5 per km.

Train : Srinagar railway station or Nowgam railway station is railway station of the city of Srinagar in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.The station, in nowgam, is 8 km from the city centre. Local services only: Qazigund–Anantnag–Srinagar–Baramulla.

Air : Srinagar’s sparkling new airport is connected with many airports of the major cities in India. Regular flights operate between Srinagar and Delhi, Mumbai, Chandigarh and the tickets are moderately priced. International travelers get the connecting flights from Delhi International airport, which is at a distance of 876 km from Srinagar.
The following all ﬂ y to Delhi and/or Jammu. Air India also ﬂies to Leh on Wednesdays.
After getting down at the Air Port, take an auto-rickshaw, bus or hire a taxi to reach the destination within the city.
Air India (2450247; www.airindia.in; Boulevard)
GoAir (www.goair.in)
IndiGo (www.goindigo.in)
Jet Airways (2480801; Residency Rd)
JetLite (www.jetlite.com)
Kingfisher (www.flykingfisher.com)
SpiceJet (www.spicejet.com)
Srinagar domestic airport is behind a high security barrier where therecan be long queues for baggage and body screening. You’ll need to show an air ticket (or e-ticket conﬁrmation print-out) to get through so don’t come to the airport hoping to buy a ticket on departure.

Others : Autorikshaws from Rs.25 for short hops,Rs.50 across town, around Rs.600 for a full-day tour including Mughal gardens, Old City and Hazratbal.

Things to CarryEdit

Light sweaters may be needed for occasional cool nights in the summertime. In winter, you will need full winter gear and expect snow and few places to have hot water.

Safety / WarningEdit

The climate is extremely cold in winters and the water on the lake can freeze if the temperature goes below zero degrees. Beware of stepping on this as the ice being thin may crack and one can fall into cold freezing, icy water.