boat making - Craft Archive | Research on Indian Handicrafts & Handloom https://gaatha.org Indian Craft online Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:02:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.11 https://gaatha.org/wp-content/uploads/gaatha-logo-63x63.png boat making - Craft Archive | Research on Indian Handicrafts & Handloom https://gaatha.org 32 32 Shikara (Boat)~ Kashmir https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/shikara-boat-making-kashmir/ https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/shikara-boat-making-kashmir/#respond Fri, 21 Mar 2025 10:36:32 +0000 https://gaatha.org/?post_type=listing&p=17553 Aroun the world, houseboats have become a reflection of an exotic and carefree lifestyle and therefore are considered nothing less than an extravagant luxury. A houseboat stay has always been a fascinating experience for tourists and thereby turning out to be a unique selling proposition for the tourism industry in Kashmir. A Kashmiri houseboat is […]

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]]> Aroun the world, houseboats have become a reflection of an exotic and carefree lifestyle and therefore are considered nothing less than an extravagant luxury. A houseboat stay has always been a fascinating experience for tourists and thereby turning out to be a unique selling proposition for the tourism industry in Kashmir. A Kashmiri houseboat is your home away from home. Travelling in a houseboat makes one feel as if time has come to a standstill.

Shikaras, though smaller in size, are often used synonymously with houseboats. Also known as ‘a floating piece of art’, the shikara is a wooden boat that drifts upon the tranquil waters of Dal Lake and other serene waterways of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.

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