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Kashmir Himalayas
Kashmir Himalayas
☗ Greater Himalayas (Himadri):
- Lake Krishansar (~3710 m)
► River Kishanganga (Neelum) (245 km) Udgam (near Sonamarg) - Mount Kolahoi - Kolahoi Glacier
► River West Lidder Udgam (~3650 m) - Sheshnag Region - Sheshnag Glacier and Lake Sheshnag
► River East Lidder Udgam (~3575 m) - Amarnath Valley
◍ Amarnath (~3888 m) (Shakti Peetha) -- (Anantanag district, Jammu and Kashmir)
• Amarnath Cave (~3888 m)
⚪ Swami Vivekananda (1863 - 1902 CE): Swami Vivekananda had a spiritual experience in Amarnath.
• Panchtarni (~3700 m)
► Stream Amarganga Udgam (around Amarnath Cave and Panchtarni region) ►
• Mahagunas Pass (~4200 m)
• Sheshnag Lake (~3590 m)
• Chandanwari (2900 m)
• Pahalgam (2130 m)
- Pahalgam Region
► River Lidder (Liddar) (Lambodari) (73 km) formation (formed by joining of West Lidder and East Lidder rivers near Pahalgam)
- Neelum Valley (~1000 m - 3000 m)
◍ Kashmir Sharada Peeth (~2000 m) (Ashta Dasha Shakti Peetha) -- (PoK region, Jammu and Kashmir)
▬ River Kishanganga (Neelum) (245 km) flows (Kashmir Sharada Peeth)
⚪ Sage Shandilya: Sage Shandilya performed penance at Sharada Vana (in the upper Kishenganga valley of north Kashmir) and got the darshan of Devi Sharada. (Sharada Mahatmya)
⚪ Adi Shankaracharya (788 - 820 CE?): Sri Adi Shankaracharya ascended the Sarvajna Peetham (Throne of Wisdom) in Kashmir Sharada Peeth. - Pir Panjal Range - Verinag Spring
► River Jhelum (Vitasta) (725 km) Udgam (~1850 m) - Kashmir Valley (~1500 m - 1800 m)
▬ River Jhelum (Vitasta) (725 km) flows
▲ Hari Parbat (~1700 m)
◍ Srinagar Sharika Devi -- (Srinagar district, Jammu and Kashmir)
▲ Shankaracharya Hill (~1900 m)
◍ Srinagar Shankaracharya Temple -- (Srinagar district, Jammu and Kashmir)