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Visiting Pahalgam |
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concerns a conversation on visiting ,
a tourist site about sixty miles from Srinagar. There is also a brief discussion
of its surroundings and the facilities available at . |
Ashok: Greetings, Mohanji. How are you? 
Mohan: Greetings, I am fine. 
Ashok: I came to ask what arrangements I have to make for going to Pahalgam. 
Mohan: First, you return from Gulmarg to Srinagar. Afterwards, you should go to Pahalgam. 
Ashok: Which way do we (take to) go to Pahalgam? 
Mohan: One goes to Pahalgam by an entirely different route. 
Ashok: Is Pahalgam prettier than Gulmarg? 
Mohan: That is a difficult question (to answer). Pahalgam has one kind of scenery, and Gulmarg has another. 
Ashok: What is the difference? 
Mohan: Pahalgam is at the foot of a mountain. There you have the beautiful Lidder and other streams, as well as forests. 
Ashok: Are there (any) hotels there? 
Mohan: Oh yes, many. Also, there is a tourist house there as well as a dak bungalow. 
Ashok: Is it possible to go sight-seeing by a boat at Pahalgam? 
Mohan: No, boating is not possible because the Lidder is a very fast moving and dangerous stream. It is difficult to row boats in it. 
Ashok: All right, what places are worth seeing near Pahalgam? 
Mohan: On your way to Pahalgam, you will visit Anantnag, Achabal, Kokarnag, and Mattan. 
Ashok: Are three or four days enough (for the trip)? 
Mohan: Yes, of course. 
Ashok: All right, permit me to leave. Goodbye. 
Mohan: Goodbye. |
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