A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 306 pages of information about A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil.

A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 306 pages of information about A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil.

GANESBAL, The boulder, red-stained and extremely sacred, which lies in the
  middle of the Lidar; bears some fancied likeness to Ganesh (the
  elephant-headed god). 
Gangabal, A sacred lake, lying under the north glaciers of Haramok at the
  elevation of 12,000 feet.  It is said to be a source of the Ganges(!)
  and is an object of pilgrimage
Ghari,
Ghari Habibullah,
Ghari Wallah, The Jehu of these parts. 
Ghat,
Gold mohur,
Golf,
Gram,
Grass shoes,
Gujar, Is not a Kashmiri, being a member of the semi-nomad tribes which
  graze buffaloes and goats upon the hills.  He speaks Parimu or Hindki. 
Gulmarg, (The Rose Marg.) The most frequented resort of the English in
  Kashmir during July and August; stands some 8500 feet above the sea,
  wherefore some people find the air too rarefied.  Gulmarg was first
  mentioned by Yusaf Khan in 1580. 
Gunderbal, A village placed where the Sind River debouches into the plain. 
  The starting-point for Leh and Thibet. 
Gupkar, Town of Gopaditya(?).  A wine-manufacturing suburb of Srinagar,
  overlooking the Dal. 
Gurais, A large village on the Bandipur-Gilgit route, lying on the right
  bank of the Kishenganga, about forty-two miles from Bandipur.

HARAMOK, The predominating mountain (16,903 feet) of the valley, from
  almost every part of which his square-headed bulk is visible; hence the
  name, which means “all faces” or “all mouths.”  A legend holds that a
  vein of emerald lies near the summit, and that within view of this gem
  no snake can live
Harbagwan,
Hari Parbat, ("The Green Hill”) So named on account of the gardens and
  vineyards which clothed its sides.  Became the residence of Akbar, who
  built the wall round foot of hill in 1597.  The fort on top was the work
  of the Pathan, Atta Mohamad Khan. 
Haripur,
Harwan,
Hasrat Bal Mosque, (The Prophet’s Hair.) Various fairs and festivals are
  held here, the principal one being held upon the day that the Prophet
  rode up to Heaven on his mule Al Barak (the Thunderer).  This mule,
  by-the-bye, is one of the five favoured beasts which the Mohammedans
  believe destined to immortality; the others are (1) Abraham’s Ram, (2)
  Balaam’s Ass, (3) the one upon which Christ rode on Palm Sunday, and (4)
  the dog which guarded the seven sleepers. 
Hassanabad Mosque, Built by Nur Jehan Begum (Nourmahal), and destroyed by
  the Sikhs. 
Hassan Abdal, (Abdal=fanatic). 
Hoopoe, Un-natural history of.

INSECTS, Of benign insects such as butterflies there are singularly few. 
  Both mosquitoes and flies are very troublesome during the hot weather in
  the valley.  Visits to native huts will probably lead to an introduction
  to other insects.  In India ants become a nuisance:  I met with a foraging
  party of extremely large and well-nourished

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