Safa Kadal (Urdu pronunciation: [səfaː kədəl] ; Kashmiri pronunciation: [safaː kədɨl]) is a town in the Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir. Kadal means bridge in Kashmiri. Jehlum river flows under this bridge on which the name of this place is named.[citation needed] The bridge was constructed by Saif Khan during the reign of a famous mughal emperor, Aurangzeb(1658-1707).
Ram Mandir, Safakadal[edit | edit source]
Ram Mandir at Safakadal in Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir is currently in ruins. It was vandalised in 1990 and has remained as such. In January 2022 it was finalised that the building would be renovated.[1][2][3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "The Valley of Abandoned Gods". Open The Magazine. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ↑ "Proposal For Restoration Of Five Heritage Buildings Finalised: Govt". Kashmir Observer. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ↑ Gigoo, Siddhartha (28 November 2021). "Kashmiri Pandits and the temples they left behind". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 January 2022.