Chashme Shahi Garden and Spring,Chashme Shahi is the smallest but one of the most charming Mughal gardens in Srinagar. Built around a clear natural spring, the garden climbs up in short terraces with stone channels guiding the water through fountains and pools. Flowerbeds, chinar trees and pavilions frame the central watercourse, creating a very intimate and refreshing atmosphere. Because it is not as large as Shalimar or Nishat, visitors can easily walk all levels and sit close to the spring itself, drinking in the cool air and views over Dal Lake below.
About this place
History & highlights
The garden was laid out in the 17th century during the Mughal period, under Shah Jahan, for his son Dara Shikoh. The natural spring here was already locally revered for its sweet, clear water; the Mughals formalised it into a classic three-tiered terraced garden with Persian influences. “Chashme Shahi” literally means “Royal Spring”. Over time, though it was smaller in scale than Shalimar and Nishat, it remained an important royal and later public garden. Today, it is maintained as a heritage site, representing the Mughal philosophy of combining natural water sources with carefully designed landscapes to create an earthly “paradise”.
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