#harwan

[pollyj]

Tile showing a woman carrying a pot 5th–6th century Ancient kingdom of Kashmir, Harwan

This tile decorated the courtyard of an apsidal temple at Harwan, in Kashmir. perhaps occurred in relation to the emergence of Esoteric, or Vajrayana, Buddhism. Numerals in Kharoshthi script have been incised into the tile, presumably to aid its placement.

[pollyj]

Tile with Impressed Figure of Emaciated Ascetics and Couples Behind Balconies 5th–6th century Ancient kingdom of Kashmir, Harwan

This tile decorated the courtyard of an apsidal temple at Harwan, in Kashmir. As this site has a Buddhist affiliation, the presence of emaciated nude ascetics is not easy to explain; they are more readily understood within the Hindu Shaivite tradition. As this mixture of Buddhist and Hindu imagery is also found at other contemporary sites in Afghanistan and western India, the tile appears to be part of a larger exchange that perhaps occurred in relation to the emergence of Esoteric, or Vajrayana, Buddhism. Numerals in Kharoshthi script have been incised into the tile, presumably to aid its placement.

[prabodhjamwal]

Clicks over Credibility: Journalists Worry About Social Media’s Untethered Reporters

“Senior media persons debate whether the remedy lies in stringent regulations or proper training procedures as citizens’ journalism mushrooms on social media in Kashmir, raising concerns about accuracy, ethics, and safety.” Suhaib Bhat & Numan Bhat SRINAGAR: As the morning of November 2 began, the sound of gunfire woke up the Khanyar area in downtown Srinagar. A young girl stood with her mike…

Clicks over Credibility: Journalists Worry About Social Media’s Untethered Reporters

[beautifulkashmir-blog]

Beautiful Harwan Kashmir tourist place

[majidblog]

View of Srinagar city from Fakir Gujri near #Harwan

[majidblog]

Live PIC of #Ulemas of #JamiatAhliHadeesJK🇸🇦 At #JamaitAhleHadees #Masjid 🕌#Harwan #Ijtima #MolanaZahooraAhMalikAlMadani🇸🇦 #MolanaMushtaqAhmadVeerisahab🇸🇦 #MolanaHaneefAhmadWaniAlmadani🇸🇦

[majidblog]

POWERFUL SHORT CLIP OF #MOLANAMUSHTAQAHVEERI AT #HARWAN SRG

[bharatuntoldstory]

Harwan is a small village located 3 km beyond the Shalimar Garden in Srinagar District of Jammu and Kashmir. The village was identified by Sir Aurel Stein with Shadara Hadvana (grove of six saints) a locality mentioned in Rishi Kalhana's Rajatarangini. It is a historic place that was sacked and destroyed by Sikandar Butshikan during the 14th century AD, and many remains of Kashmir's Hindu as well as Buddhist past have been found during the excavations. The relics of this unique work of art and history, the Harwan Buddhist temple is aeons old, and its origin goes as far as 300 AD. Its ruins are located in Harwan, a village situated in the north-western Kashmir. These ruins are situated towards the northwest of Kashmir and are accessible from the eastern side of Shalimar Mughal Garden. The temple dates back to the Kushan era and civilisation. It was discovered during an excavation as part of an archaeological expedition conducted by the Archaeological Department of India approximately between 1919 and 1929 AD. The architecture of this ancient structure depicts the lifestyle, attire and habitat of Kashmir's Hindus of that era. There are beautiful image carvings on the tiles within the temple. Image : A female musician wearing trousers; she plays on a drum, which is apparently slung over her left shoulder. Floral motifs on either side. A dancer wearing large ear-rings and dressed in loose robe and trousers, with a long scarf held in both hands, which she waves over her head. One can notice the similarity of classical Indian dance depicted in the dancer's body posture.