Babareshi is the name of a village, forest area, tourist and religious place in Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is named after the Sufi saint Baba Payam uddin Reshi. It is located a few kilometres from

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and near the hill station

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. History

Shrine

Situated at an altitude of about , the

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Baba Reshi shrine is a three-storey monument. It is located near Ramboh village in

Baramulla Baramulla (), also known as Varmul () in Kashmiri, is a town and a municipality in the Baramulla district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Baramulla district. It is on the ...

District. Built-in 1480, in Mughal and Persian style, the tomb is named after Baba Payam Uddin. The shrine and its surrounding garden is a tourist attraction as well as a destination for pilgrims visiting the shrine.

Roza Sharief Baba Payam Uddin

Baba Payam Uddin was a courtier of 15th century Kashmir King

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, and he is said to have given up all his belongings in order to serve the common people. He lived and meditated at this location, which became the site of his tomb and a shrine for his disciples. This shrine has a big minaret and inside the shrine is the Noor Khwan where the grave of the Sufi saint Lies. It is covered with cloth with

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embroideries. The Noor Khwan is made of glass and

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Urs

The

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or the anniversary of Baba Payam ud din Reshi is celebrated annually and people from far off places visit the Shrine on the occasion.

Damage by fire

On 2 September 1989 the 300-year-old Baba Reshi shrine was gutted in a fire under mysterious circumstances. The place known as daan that Baba Reshi built in the village Ramboh went ablaze and caused severe damage to several buildings surrounding the shrine causing a huge economic loss to the historic place.

Accommodations and travel

There are accommodations for tourists and pilgrims around the shrine. Each building has a Daan or cooking place where the Kashmiris prepare their meals and everyone traditionally contributes some of it to the

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(collection Place). The Langar staff distribute the food in charity.

Transport

Air

The nearest airport from Babareshi is

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which is at a distance of around 2 hours.

Road

The area is also connected by road via NH-44 from Narbal via

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. It is linked with various towns such as

Kunzer Kunzar, or Kunzer, is a town in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir located in the District Baramulla. It is 30 km from Srinagar and approximately 32 km from Baramulla town. Geography Kunzer is located at . It has an average el ...

and Tangmarg by Gulmarg Highway. Srinagar is away by road from Babareshi.

Rail

The nearest railway station is the

Mazhom railway station Mazhom railway station, also known as Mazhama railway station, lies on Northern Railway Network Zone of Indian Railways. It is situated west of Srinagar on Gulmarg Road. It is the major railway stations in Budgam district. The station conne ...

References

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