Verinag
HEN he was on his death bed, Mughal emperor Jehangir, the legend goes,
Wwished to be carried to Verinag and buried there, so enamoured was he by its ethereal beauty and magical charm. If not for his wife Nur Jahan, he might have had his wish.
Verinag is one of the largest springs in India, located about 78 km south-east of Srinagar in Anantnag and the first tourist place for travelers arriving into the valley from Jammu. It is said to be named after Nila Nag, the son of Kashyap Rishi. The spring was originally an irregular and shapeless pond and water oozed out from different places, forming a little marsh. But in 1620, built an octagonal ta nk of sculptured arched recesses around it so that all water was collected therein and then flew down a 300-yard canal to Bihat river. Seven years later, Jahangir ' s son Shah Jahan, who was no less a lover of beauty, natural or otherwise, constructed cascades and aqueducts in straight lines through and around the fine garden which he, in order to enhance further the beauty of the place laid
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