Doodhpathri Photos – The Valley of Milk

by Vargis.Khan

I just wanted to share a few Doodhpathri photos that I clicked on my recent trip to Kashmir. The camera I used for all these shots was a Nikon D7200. I had actually bought the camera just a few days before this trip. It was brand new and the trip was actually a test run for it as well.

There isn’t too heavy editing in the photographs but just small adjustments like increasing sharpness, contrast, etc which I did in Adobe Lightroom. These are not the best pictures of Doodhpathri out there but I think these turned out to be just about OK.

For a complete travel guide on Doodhpathri, please read How to Plan a Trip to Doodhpathri.

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About Doodhpathri – The Valley of Milk

For a brief introduction, Doodhpathri is a tourist destination and hill station in Kashmir. It is situated at an elevation of 8,957 feet and is located about 45 – 50 kilometers from Srinagar.

The name Doodhpathri means Valley of Milk. It is said that the famous saint of Kashmir Sheikh ul Aalam Sheikh Noor din Noorani has prayed here.

As per the legend, once when he was in search of water in the meadows, to offer prayers. He pricked the ground with his stick to search for water and milk came out.

He said to the milk that it can only be used for drinking and not performing ablution. Hearing this, the milk at once changed its state to water and the meadow got its name Doodhpathri.

The water which is at present flowing through the meadows has a milky appearance from the distance and remains very cold throughout the year. The lush green grasses over the vast meadows and silver shining streams running over the large stones further increase its beauty.

Doodhpathri is a sloping grassy landscape with a diversity of multicolored flowers up to Chang. The famous Tosamaidan lies in the west of Doodhpathri.

Doodhpathri Photos – Conclusion

I do hope that you liked the Doodhpathri photos posted above. If you have any questions, you can contact me on Instagram and I will be happy to answer. You can also consider subscribing to my YouTube channel and asking a question there.

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14 comments

Pradeep November 16, 2023 - 8:37 am

good info Vargis Khan, thanks a ton for the same

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Vargis.Khan November 18, 2023 - 3:41 pm

Thank you Pradeep

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Arvindkumar Venkatesan January 29, 2023 - 11:38 am

Hadn’t seen such a comprehensive and genuine information about Kashmir anywhere. Thanks for the great job and am sure so many folks are gonna get benefitted with your blog.

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Vargis.Khan January 30, 2023 - 10:58 am

Thanks Bhai !!!

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Amit May 1, 2019 - 1:21 pm

Awesome posts and pics you have bro! I’m planning a trip to Northern Kashmir and pleased with your posts … thanks for sharing

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Vargis.Khan May 1, 2019 - 1:49 pm

Thank you Amit

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Jayashankar September 17, 2018 - 7:58 am

Sir Amazing Pictures and thanks sharing

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Vargis.Khan September 17, 2018 - 5:57 pm

Thanks Jayashankar Bhai

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Jack September 17, 2018 - 5:17 am

Hi.. you have the details about reaching here…

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Vargis.Khan September 17, 2018 - 5:57 pm

Working on it. Just posted the details on Gulmarg. Will now start writing about Doodhpathri.

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Jack September 18, 2018 - 11:52 am

alright NP., was just curious,, Bdw Nice pix

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Vargis.Khan September 18, 2018 - 12:38 pm

Thanks brother !!!

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Harsh September 15, 2018 - 6:52 am

Really beautiful and mesmerising clicks Bhai.

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Vargis.Khan September 16, 2018 - 2:48 am

Thanks Harsh Bhai

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