The collection
Places, people, artefacts, landscape and traditions, grouped by the wing or hall they belong to. 24 have no freely licensed photograph and are shown as placards rather than with a picture of something else.
Shah Mir
Ruled from 1339Figure
Lal Ded
14th centuryTradition
No freely licensed photograph
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Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani
1314 to 1384
No freely licensed photograph
Khanqah-e-Moula
First built 1395
Nund Rishi
1377 to 1438
Charar-e-Sharief
Shrine of the 15th century, rebuilt after 1995
Jamia Masjid, Srinagar
1394 to 1402, rebuilt laterFigure
Zain-ul-Abidin (Budshah)
Reigned 1420 to 1470
No freely licensed photograph
Tomb of Budshah's Mother
15th centuryPlace
Zaina Lank
15th century
No freely licensed photograph
Hari Parbat
Walls 1590s, fort 1808
Shalimar Bagh
1619
Nishat Bagh
c. 1633
Chashme Shahi
1632
Pari Mahal
1650s
Verinag
c. 1620
Achabal Gardens
17th century
Pathar Masjid
1623
Hazratbal Shrine
Relic since c. 1700, present building 1979
Jahangir
Emperor 1605 to 1627
Nur Jahan
1577 to 1645
Dara Shikoh
1615 to 1659
The Mughal Road
Used from the 16th century
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Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah
1905 to 1982
No freely licensed photograph
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Agha Shahid Ali
1949 to 2001
No freely licensed photograph
Jawahar Tunnel
1956
Chenab Rail Bridge
Opened 2025
The Line of Control
1949, redrawn 1972
Siachen Glacier
Occupied since 1984
University of Kashmir
Founded 1948
Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden
Opened 2007
The Gulmarg Gondola
1998 and 2005Figure
Dina Nath Nadim
1916 to 1988
No freely licensed photograph
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Raj Begum
1927 to 2016
No freely licensed photograph
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Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad
1907 to 1972
No freely licensed photograph
The Kashmir Shawl
Flourished from the 15th century
Papier-Mâché
From the Sultanate era
Wazwan
Living tradition
Kahwah and Noon Chai
Living tradition
The Pheran and Kangri
Living traditionTradition
The Kashmiri Language
Recorded from the 14th century
No freely licensed photograph
The Sharada Script
From about the 8th centuryTradition
Khatamband Ceilings
Living tradition
No freely licensed photograph
Tradition
Namda
Living tradition
No freely licensed photograph
Tradition
Kashmir Shaivism
From the 9th century
No freely licensed photograph
Saffron of Pampore
Grown for centuries
Shikaras and Houseboats
Houseboats from the 19th century
The Amarnath Cave
Pilgrimage of long standing