Kashmiri Gate or Kashmere Gate is a gate located in Old Delhi in UT of Delhi, India. it is the northern gate to the historic walled city of Old Delhi. Built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, the gate is so named because it was at the start of a road that led to Kashmir.
One of the fourteen gateways of the city of Shahjahanabad, Delhi, India
Kashmere Gate, Delhi, c. 1858
Kashmere Gate, Delhi, c. 1865
Plaque at Kashmere Gate, commemorating the 14 September 1857 attack on it by British Army during Indian Rebellion of 1857
Majnu-ka-tilla (MT) is a colony in Delhi, India that was established around 1950. Majnu-ka-tilla is officially called New Aruna Nagar Colony, Chungtown, and Samyeling. It is part of North Delhi district and is located at the bank of the Yamuna River (NH-1) near ISBT Kashmiri Gate.
View from rooftop in Majnu-ka-tilla
Buddhist site in Samyeling Tibetan Colony or Majnu ka tilla
New Aruna-Nagar Tibetan settlement, Delhi
Tempa Tsering, Representative of 14th Dalai Lama to New Delhi and member Tibetan Government in Exile, speaking at a gathering, Majnu Ka Tilla, 2013