Srinagar Days - Puzzle

In the shade of the mighty Himalayas, there lies an ancient and restless valley of saints and sages. A forgotten pearl dropped by a distracted Mughal King. As the Jehlum River and Dal Lake struggle to keep up with their perennial wards... the bouquets of shikaras and houseboats (with charmingly cliched names) ... to the magnificent floating gardens and the isle of lonely Char Chinar… a timeless dance of faith continues with pilgrimages to the revered relic within Hazrat Bal, orange marigold offerings at the Shankarcharya temple, odes to the Divine throughout the gardens of Shalimar and prayers chanted under the steeple of the venerable Presentation Convent (where a small mind first began to wander). City Series: A few rare cities on our small earth have transcended the merely functional … to become living, breathing, sensual beings in their own right. Srinagar is one of them.