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The great Mughal historian, Abul Fazi, has chronicled for
posterity the benefits of the sweet water spring of Kokernag. This
beneficent gift of nature is still regarded as having extraordinary
healing powers and the sick are brought here for treatment by its waters,
and solitude. Kokernag is also known therefore, and most aptly, as "Papashudan
Nag" or Sin-Cleansing Spring.
A
Picturesque Location
Kokernag, which lies 79-km from
Srinagar has as
it's setting at an altitude of 20,12 meters, a botanical and rose garden,
where a myriad varieties of flowers and shrubs perfume the air. The spring
gushes out of the base of a thickly wooded hill from where it separates
into channels, which bear an uncanny resemblance to the claw-foot of a
hen, hence its name.
Kokernag, whether it is to drink of its curative waters or breathe in the
fragrance and quiet beauty of its gardens, remains one of the loveliest of
all the springs in this verdant valley.
Accommodation is available at well furnished cottages and rooms at
reasonable rates. Easily accessible excursions can also be made to Daksum,
Achhabai, and Verinag.
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