Pari Mahal (Quntilon)

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Sight Address : Pari Mahal (Quntilon) is placed above the beautiful Chashma Shahi Gardens near Srinagar.Edit

Detail InformationEdit

Pari Mahal or the house of fairies is popularly known as Quntilon and is situated above the Chashm-e-Shahi Gardens in Srinagar. The structure was constructed by Dara Shikoh, the eldest son of the famous Mughal King, Shah Jahan, in the mid of 17th century. Dara Shikoh built the garden over the ruins of a Buddhist monastery in honour of his Sufi tutor, Mullah Shah Badakhshi. The Pari Mahal was also a centre of learning astronomy and astrology. The overall length and breadth of this garden is 122 m and 62.5 m respectively. Located in the southwest of the Dal Lake, this garden has six terraces. Unlike other Mughal gardens, the gardens of Pari Mahal do not have water cascades. Its water tanks are located separately on the terraces and are filled with the help of underground pipes. The garden has a spring and a lawn with a variety of flowers and fruit trees growing in it.

Front View of Pari Mahal (Quntilon), Srinagar

HistoryEdit

Pari Mahal refers to the ‘House of Fairies’, which is also popularly known as ‘Quntilon’. This monument is located above the Chashm-e-Shahi Gardens and was once a Buddhist monastery. It later became a school of astrology that got huge promotion by Dara Shikoh, the eldest son of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. There is a lawn along with a spring at this site that has different varieties of fruits and flowers and is located around 10 km from the city centre.

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April to June

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Time Required for SightseeingEdit

2-3 hrs.

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Restaurants NearbyAdd / Edit

Stream restaurent. ; Boulevard, Srinagar, India ; Ph/M – 0194-2500244 ; Food Serve – Cuisines: Indian(veg-nonveg)

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 ﬂy 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.