Srinagar: Shikara, Dal Lake

The shikara is a type of wooden boat found on Dal Lake and other water bodies of Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India. Shikaras are of varied sizes and are used for multiple purposes, including transportation of people. A usual shikara seats half-a-dozen people, with the driver paddling at the rear. The cancellation depicts the Shikara. Cancellation introduced on August, 2011.

Post Master,

Nehru Park Floating Post office,

Dal Lake,

Srinagar-190001