Kashmir is open for tourists and Buddhist shrines

The picturesque valley of Kashmir in India is attracting tourists not only natural beauty but also the Buddhist monuments. "Coming to India - Walk with the Buddha" Under the government program for tourists to Kashmir's Buddhist heritage of open valleys plans for conservation and development of the two monasteries in Kashmir -. Harvan (Srinagar) and Ushkura (Baramula) has already invested 20 billion rupees (about 500,000 €). In Jammu and Kashmir, the benefits of tourism are now the Buddhist centers of Ladakh and Kargil. In Ladakh, 43 000 tourists visit vulgar, and their number could quadruple by 2012, when the Buddhist sites being restored and improved infrastructure. Travel.ru