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Sight Address : Nishat Bagh is a terraced Mughal Garden situated on the eastern side of the Dal Lake in Srinagar. Edit

Detail InformationEdit

Nishat Bagh is a terraced Mughal Garden situated on the eastern side of the Dal Lake in Srinagar. It is the second largest Mughal Garden in Kashmir; the largest one is Shalimar Bagh. Though it is smaller in size than Shalimar Bagh, Nishat Bagh is movingly more beautiful and stunning. This garden is also known as ‘The Garden of Bliss’ and has the Zabarwan Mountains forming its backdrop. The garden was designed and built in 1633 by Asif Khan, Brother of Noor Jahan. Nishat Bagh has 12 terraces representing the zodiac signs and offers splendid views of the Dal Lake and far distant snow capped mountain ranges of Pir Panjal. A mountain spring has been made to slide down from 15 feet high into a rectangular pool right in the middle of the garden. There are pools in every segment of the gardens with gushing fountains. The long water channels interspersed with fountains and tanks, rows of Chinar Trees along with vivid colored flower beds enhanced the beauty of the garden to a great extent.

Nishat Bagh in Srinagar

HistoryEdit

Nishat Bagh, also known as the garden of joy, is a terraced Mughal garden sprawled along the eastern side of the Dal Lake, with the towering Zabarwan hills as its backdrop, in the city of Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir. The second largest Mughal garden in the Kashmir Valley, it is eclipsed only by the Shalimar Bagh, which also lies on the banks of the Dal Lake. The aptly named ‘garden of joy’ is truly a sight to behold, designed by Asaf Khan, on the orders of Mughal Emperor Jahangir, as a token of love for his wife Nur Jahan, the sister of Asaf Khan; also to serve as a place of leisure and reminiscence. Widely considered to be a master class of Mughal horticulture, the garden teems with rarely seen species of flowering plants, complete with lengthy alleyways lined with Chinar and cypress trees. Fondly named as the Garden Farah Baksh or the ‘Bestower of Pleasure’ by Emperor Jahangir, the garden also came to be known as Faiz Baksh, afterwards. Nishat Bagh has surprisingly remained intact since its construction in 1619. A garden that has stayed true to its Persian heritage, with its panorama on lines of the Islamic garden layout, the place is spread over 32 acres of flat land, its rectangular shape sculpted into 3 terraces containing pools of flowing water. Wondrous to watch is the flow of water from the higher terrace pool to the lower one, sashaying down as a resplendent waterfall. Every pool has multiple water-fountains lined-up in the centre, outlined by rows of Chinar trees and walk-ways running in tandem with the pool. The source of water is the central water-canal ‘Shah Nahar’, fed as it is by a mile long canal drawing water from the Dal Lake. Located on the bank of the Dal Lake, with the Zabarwan Mountains as its backdrop, Nishat Bagh is a garden of bliss that commands a magnificent view of the lake beneath the snow capped Pir Panjal mountain range that stands far away to the west of the valley. The Bagh was designed and built in 1633 by Asif Khan, elder brother of Nur Jehan.

Must SeeEdit

Must See

Visiting TimeEdit

9.00am to 6.00pm

Closed OnEdit

Sunday & Monday

Best Season to VisitEdit

April to June

Best Time To VisitEdit

Morning, Afternoon & Evening

Time Required for SightseeingEdit

2-3 hrs.

Ticket Required : Yes Edit

Individual National Adult Rs. : Rs.10/-

Kids Rs. : Rs.5/-

Individual Foreigner Adult Rs. : Rs.10/-

Kids Rs. : Rs.5/-

Still Photo Camera Rs. : N.A.

Video Camera Rs. : N.A.

Guide Required : No Edit

Approximate cost: N.A.

Dress Code (If Any) : No Edit

Dress Require: N.A.

Restaurants NearbyAdd / Edit

Shamyana Restaurant ; South Shore, Boulevard Dal Lake, Srinagar – 190001 ; Ph/M – Phone – +91-194-2453360 ; Food Serve – Multicuisne restaurant. They serve excellent tandoori, mughlai and chinese food.

How to ReachEdit

Taxi : Nishant bagh situated on the eastern side of the Dal Lake in Srinagar and it is easily aceessible by taxi from airport & 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, woolen cloths, medicine, cold creams, bottle of drinking 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.