Masjid Baba Dawood Khaki

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India /Jammu and Kashmir /Anantnag /Anantnag

Sight Address : Reshi Bazaar, Anantnag, India Edit

Detail InformationEdit

Masjid Baba Dawood Khaki is located in the Reshi Bazaar of Anantnag’s Mohala Khaki Shaban, one of the oldest mosques of the town. The masjid derives its name from Hazrat Sheikh Baba Dawood Khaki, who was a scholar, main Qazi of Kashmir and the main follower of Hazrat Sheikh Hamza Makhdoom Sahib.

Masjid Baba Dawood Khaki

HistoryEdit

This mosque is around 600 years old and was visited by Saint Shah Hamdan of Iran, when it was nothing, but only a platform. His son Mir Muhammed Hamdani completed constructing the ground floor of the mosque by 1397 A.D. The rest two floors of the mosque were built by Baba Dawood Khaki himself in 1579 A.D and 1582 A.D respectively. Saint Khaki had erected many such mosques in Anantnag, propagating Islam, which are also named after him. He died in 1587 A.D after living 10 years in Anantnag.

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Best Season to VisitEdit

June and July is the best time to visit Amarnath

Best Time To VisitEdit

Morning, Afternoon, Evening.

Time Required for SightseeingEdit

1 hours.

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How to ReachEdit

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BUS : Jammu and Srinagar are connected through road transport. Buses and Taxis are also available from both places to entry point to Amarnath trek to holy caves. The entry point is 363 km away from Jammu through Pahalgam. From Pahalgam, it is about 50 km to reach the Amarnath holy caves entry points.

Train : Amarnath does not have its own railway station. Jammu is the nearest Railway Station. It is connected with all major railway stations in India.

Air : The Nearest airport is Srinagar. There are daily flights to Delhi and Jammu from Srinagar. On some days, special flights are offered from Chandigarh and Amritsar to Srinagar. Nearest International Airport is Delhi. Helicopter services are also available from The pick up point is Baltal and it takes one fro the pooja and darshan at Amarnath which takes almost an hour and brings back the pilgrim to Baltal. Helicopters can be takes from Pahalgam as well. However, the helicopter lands at Panchtarni, which is 2 km from Amarnath and from there tourists need to trek or take ponies to reach the temple.

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Things to CarryEdit

Carry needful cloths, food products and shoes.
Amarnath holy cave is situated at very high mountains and there are blowing very cold winds. So during the Yatra, take woollen clothes, shoes, Small umbrella for face, Raincoat, Monkey cap, torch, stick, gloves and jacket. The temperature may be down even up to -5c.
Keep a slip in your pocket with your name, address.
Take drinking water bottle, dry fruits and biscuit.
Keep one packet of Vaseline in your bag for safety your skin from cold winds.
Keep your all clothes in plastic bag not cloth bag.
Carry some medicines such as banded and glucose. This kind of medicines may be useful on the way.
Best dress advice for Ladies; please don’t wear saree for the yatra. It may be uncomfortable. Use comfortable dress such as paint, salwar kameej, and suit.
Use hunter shoes, it will be very comfortable in yatra.

Safety / WarningEdit

Don’t stop at such places, which are marked by warning notices.
Alcohol is strictly prohibited.
As the nature of Yatra is tough, it is advisable for children and aged persons not to perform Yatra.
Don’t over strain on steep gradients.
Don’t use slippers because of the steep rises and falls on the route to the Holy Cave.
Don’t relax at places where warning signs are fixed.
Don’t attempt short cuts on the route as it is very dangerous.
Don’t break traffic discipline.