Origin of Hydaspes

Verinag Spring

The octagonal-shaped Verinag Spring with an adjoining garden, built by art-loving Mughal emperors' father-son duel Jahangir and (garden added by) Shahjahan as a summer retreat in Islamabad district (now Anantnag) in Occupied Jammu & Kashmir. This spring is also the origin point of River Jhelum (Hydaspes), which irrigates lands in Punjab (Pakistan). It seems equally picturesque in spring season.


Picture Credits: Aditi Das Patnaik (Flickr)



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