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Srinagar means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Srinagar (“the city royal”) or Śrīnagara is the name of an ancient city of Kashmir mentioned by Kalhaṇa.—Accordingly, Kalhaṇa composed his historical poem in the middle of the 12th century, in the age when the Crusaders of Europe were fighting in Western Asia. He saw kings who rode to Srinagar in the centre of a cavalcade of steel-clad horsemen escorted by the Rājaputras, to whom the sword-hilt was familiar since childhood, and followed by intriguing courtiers, priests, bards and lovely women with “moon-like faces”. He tells us that the capital owed its name to Śrīnagarī, the city founded in the remote past by the great Aśoka, the Constantine of Buddhist India. He describes the environs of this unique city of the East and mentions its landmarks, the Śārikāparvata (Harparvat) and the Gopa Hill (Gupkar) surmounted by the ancient temple of Jyeṣṭha Rudra, now known as Śaṅkarācārya. Numerous towns, temples, shrines and monasteries are mentioned by him including the glorious sun-temple founded early in the eighth century by king Kalitāditya.
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Full-text: Jushkapura, Du ye yin tuo luo, Mahapadmasara, Chummasampradaya, Lu lu qin na, Mahapadma, Trimshaccarcarahasya, Badarishaila, Burzahom, Shrinagara, Badarinatha, Ashoka.
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Search found 57 books and stories containing Srinagar; (plurals include: Srinagars). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
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Important medicinal plants of jammu and kashmir i. kesar (saffron) < [Volume 5 (issue 1), Jul-Sep 1985]
Kashmir’s Fight for Freedom < [February 1948]
Reviews < [March-April 1933]
The Kashmir Tangle < [October 1950]
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Influence of Arabic and Chinese Rammed Earth Techniques in the Himalayan Region < [Volume 4, Issue 10, October (2012)]
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Vi the vale of kashmir < [Excerpts from Sister Nivedita's Book]
Vii life at srinagar < [Excerpts from Sister Nivedita's Book]
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A Historical Study of Trika Shaivism (by Haroon Rashid Ganai)
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