The Story of the of the highly revered idol of Tengpura Durga which went missing from Kashmir in the early 1990’s during the Militancy and later appeared at an Antiques showroom on Manhattan in New York and then onto a renowned Museum in Germany and finally back home to India and Kashmir.
The Map Shawl II
A Close up of the Shalimar Bagh as woven on the Map Shawl with along with the Dal Lake. Note the intricate work on the border. And see the detailing of the surroundings. No wonder it took 30 years to complete. One of the finest examples of Kashmiri Shawl craftsmanship. No wonder they were such a prized possession for Ladies in Aristocratic Europe.