Parihaspora
The capital Lalitaditya built in the eighth century, now platforms and enormous blocks in a field.
- Where
- Baramulla, Jammu & Kashmir, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 34.1333, 74.6333
Get the Parihaspora stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Parihaspora. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Jammu & Kashmir volume with your photos and a note.
Near Parihaspora
Shankaragaurishvara Temple, Pattan 7.5 km
A ninth century Kashmiri temple with a peaked roof and a colonnade, roofless now.
Manasbal Lake 13 km
The deepest lake in Kashmir, lotus on the surface in July and a Mughal garden on one bank.
Kheer Bhawani 13 km
A spring temple at Tulmulla whose water changes colour, and black is said to mean trouble.
Anchar Lake 14 km
A lake north of Srinagar joined to the Dal by a channel, and much the worse for it.
Jamia Masjid 17 km
Three hundred and seventy deodar pillars, each a single tree, holding up a mosque first built in 1394.
Salim Ali National Park 17 km
A small park on the Dal shore named for the ornithologist, now largely closed.
Pari Mahal 17 km
Terraced gardens above the Dal, built for an astronomer prince.
Chashme Shahi 18 km
The smallest Mughal garden and the best water.
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Questions
Where is Parihaspora?
Parihaspora is in Baramulla, Jammu & Kashmir. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Shankaragaurishvara Temple, Pattan (7.5 km), Manasbal Lake (13 km), Kheer Bhawani (13 km).
How do I get the Parihaspora stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Parihaspora and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Jammu & Kashmir volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Parihaspora before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Jammu & Kashmir volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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