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There
is a very interesting story about how Kashmir came into existence. It is
said that a long time ago the whole area where Kashmir is now located was
filled with water. It was a lake. Perhaps just like Lake Dal or Lake Wular.
This lake, however, was extremely large. This lake was called  .
There were no people living there. How could they live there, since there
was nothing but water. But some demons called 
and 
lived in .
The leader of these demons was a ferocious demon called Jaldar or Jaldev.
These demons would not allow anyone to settle down on the banks of .
If any saint or seer came for meditation, they would disturb and trouble
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