Hari Parbat

The first fortifications on the site were constructed by the Mughal emperor Akbar in 1590 who built an outer wall for the fort as part of his plans for a new capital called Nager Nagor. The project, however, was never completed. The present fort was built in 1808 under the reign of Shuja Shah Durrani.

Another name for the hill is Pradyumna Peeth.[1] It is considered sacred by the Kashmiri Pandits and hosts a temple of Shakti, who is worshipped there under the name Jagadamba Sharika Bhagawati (or simply Sharika) and depicted as having 18 arms and sitting in Shri Chakra.

The southern side of Hari Parbat features Makhdoom Sahib, the shrine of Hamza Makhdoom, a 16th-century Kashmiri Sufi saint locally known as Hazrat Sultan and Sultan-ul-Arifeen.[2][3]

Another shrine on the hill's southern slope is dedicated to Shah Badakhshi, a 17th-century Sufi saint.

Gurdwara Chatti Patshahi at Kathi Darwaja, Rainwari, Srinagar is a Sikh gurdwara. It is believed that Guru Har Gobind, the sixth Sikh guru, travelled through Kashmir, stayed there for few days.[4][5]

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  Hari Parbat from Dal Lake, Srinagar.
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  Hari Parbat as seen from downtown Srinagar, Kashmir.
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  Sharika Temple
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  Sharika Temple
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  Wooden windows of Hari Parbat Temple
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  Shrine of Hamza Makhdoom, Srinagar.
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  Kathi Darwaza – Main outer entrance to Fort
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  View of the temple from the stairs
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  Gurdwara Chatti Patshahi, Rainawari
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  Hari Parvat
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  Mata Temple
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  Kathi Darwaza

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