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The Golf Course at Gulmarg, March 2013

The Temple at Gulmarg

Posted on March 18, 2013May 18, 2021

There is a temple at Gulmarg next to the golf course. And the local people will point out that temple and say that is the temple where ‘Jai Jai Shiv Shankar’ song was shot. When I went back to the hotel I searched for the song and agreed that it indeed is the same location but in summer. First let us have a look at the golf course in March.

When I went to Gulmarg I had not done much research and I was surprised to see so much snow in March! I certainly didn’t expect it. And I can only imagine how this will be in May!

I was asking the Khyber’s manager Mr. Koshi if there would be flowers in May here? He said, “The name suggests it! Gulmarg, the place is full of flowers.” I wonder how such obvious association escaped my notice. Gul means flowers after all! I hope to see it when the flowers are in full bloom one day.

The Temple at Gulmarg

The Temple at Gulmarg

You can see how much snow there was! I mercifully didn’t slip at all because of my hired electric blue snow boots, I will post a picture  mine in them sometime! The railing was also great, I would grip it with all my might and it helps in keeping in balance and me not slipping on the snow. This was certainly one destination where the journey was more fun! Given the amount of snow it is no wonder that the place is so popular with skiers!

There is another song Hum Tum Eak Kamre Mein from Bobby which also has a Gulmarg connection. I visited the Highland Park Hotel as well but only their restaurant and the bar. They are very popular with skiers and are probably one of the oldest hotels in town!

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16 thoughts on “The Temple at Gulmarg”

  1. shooting star says:
    March 18, 2013 at 5:05 pm

    wow, it was shot in kashmir!!! never knew that!!

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  2. Easwar Arumugam says:
    March 18, 2013 at 9:28 pm

    wow! so nice to see the temple wrapped in snow. it’s quite an info to me.

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  3. Vishal Rathod says:
    March 18, 2013 at 9:30 pm

    What a wonderful place . It does not seem the place which was shot in the film

    Travel India

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  4. Eric says:
    March 19, 2013 at 4:50 am

    Have to admit, a temple draped in delicate snow is not what immediately comes to mind when I hear that term. This is beautiful!

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  5. Pradeep says:
    March 19, 2013 at 8:21 am

    Snow and sunshine makes a lethal combination for photography.

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  6. ladyfi says:
    March 19, 2013 at 10:33 am

    How lovely to see snow in your world. Amazing shots.

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  7. Nishant Patel says:
    March 19, 2013 at 10:55 am

    amazing place….great clicks….wow

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  8. Meena Menon says:
    March 19, 2013 at 11:30 am

    U know ur posts cheer me up! Somehow all this snow,a ll ur description take me to a far far place away from here 🙂

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  9. Shaivi Sharma says:
    March 19, 2013 at 1:38 pm

    The pics are breathtaking Mridula!

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  10. farzana & aliasgarmukhtiara says:
    March 19, 2013 at 5:52 pm

    amazing pictures

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  11. farzana & aliasgarmukhtiara says:
    March 19, 2013 at 5:54 pm

    nice pictures, lovely

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  12. rupam { xhobdo } says:
    March 19, 2013 at 9:57 pm

    Truly Awesome, Thanks a lot for your post.

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  13. Niranjan says:
    March 19, 2013 at 10:06 pm

    That should be an interesting walk up to the temple.

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  14. Malini says:
    March 19, 2013 at 11:38 pm

    Oops! When I was there, I thought it was a church! I went in the month of November and even the temple dome was covered with the first sparkling white snow of the season! Kashmir deserves a visit in every season!

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  15. Debopam Banerjee says:
    March 20, 2013 at 4:32 pm

    Wow……….. What a place……….

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  16. indu chhibber says:
    March 20, 2013 at 6:46 pm

    Such a lot of snow in March ? The seasons have become unpredictable.

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