Irshad Hussain
Parihaspora is an old town situated near north Kashmir’s Baramullah district. It was found in the 8th century AD, by the king of Kashmir Lalityaditya Muktapid. The town was the capital of Kashmir during King Shankervarman’s regime.
The word Parihaspora means “Laughing City” locals called this “Kani Shahr” means the city of stones. According to several sources, The King built his residence and four temples in the area and among them, there was a great statue of Vishnu made of gold.
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This capital lost its glory and relevance when the king shifted the capital, iI is also said that the course of the river Jhelum was changed by human intervention. This proved devastating for the capital.
“A 50 feet stone of 3,3600 kilos of gold and thrice of it bronze was inbuilt in the famous monument of Rajbihari,” reads the document that lies in the office located in front of the corner of this historical place.
In 1958, this historical monument was declared as “monument of national importance” by Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, Government of India but Today the area has a haunting presence, locals said, adding, “this once beautiful destination and the old capital of Kashmir is not known as the home of snakes.”
Located in the outskirts of Pattan town in the Baramulla district, this historical place has the highest potential to be developed as a tourist spot but the land left unattended.
This place also lacks basic facilities, even though there is no proper drinking water which makes it difficult for local tourists to stay here.
This place is almost spread over a vast expanse of about 90-100 Kanal of land and that is filled with some almond trees and other varieties, and need of the hour is to beautify it with the highest standard of tourism so that the historical village will not lose its name and fame from books.
There is no availability of local transport that could ferry passengers to this spot. One simply does not understand why the government has left such historical places in shambles.
This is the bitter truth that the government does not want to pay any attention to the rich, cultural heritages in Jammu Kashmir.
Locals talking to The Kashmiriyat said that “ there was a time when foreign tourists used to visit there. This place has the potential to attract millions of tourists across the globe. This could generate employment for us locals. But due to the negligence of Government the site is going from bad to worse,” the locals said.
They said that once this place was called a city of laughs or a smiling city, but it has not remained so due to the callous attitude of the Archaeological and Museum department and the previous regimes did not pay any attention to the place.
Junaid Ahmad, a conservative officer of the Archeological site told The Kashmiriyat that they were about to develop and protect it at all levels, but due to the abrogation of Article 370 and uncertainty in the region, all their plans failed.