is situated at a distance of approximately 80 km from
Srinagar. Reached through the link road, it is located at a height of 1,876 m. It is believed that the
spring in
Kashmir is the chief source of the river Jhelum. There is an octagonal base at the spring, surrounded by a covered passage. The Mughal Emperor Jehangir started the construction work on both the base as well as the arcade. It was during the reign of Emperor Shah Jahan that the work got completed. There are remains of Mughal pavilion and baths in
, down the stream to the east.
The
Spring, named after Nila Nag, the son of the famous Hindu sage Kashyap Rishi, to whom, goes the credit of establishing the territory of
Jammu and
Kashmir is one of the principle tourist attractions of a tour to
. the spring, which was originally shaped in a circular form was given a change of shape during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir in 1620, when he gave orders to renovate the spring in the Mughal traditional shape of an octagon. Today, picturesque in its settings and surrounded by tall Pine trees, the
Verinag Spring is characterized by waters which are calm and sparklingly clear. Besides a glimpse of the
Spring, a tour to
is made even more special by the sight of several varieties of colorful flowers, gently swaying to the rhythm of the cool, mountain air.
Mughal Emperor Jahangir built an octagonal stone basin at the spring in 1612, later his son Shah Jahan laid out a
beautiful garden and a pleasure house around it. The carvers for the construction of the spring were brought from Iran. The circumference of the spring is 80 m and is over 15 m deep.
is reputed never to dry up or overflow.
Verinag Spring can be approached through the link road, which turns off, from the
Jammu-
Srinagar National Highway at Lower Munda.