Sinthan Snow Festival

The Directorate of Tourism, Jammu and Kishtwar Tourism Development Authority in collaboration with District Administration Kishtwar, JKAACL and Indian Army is organizing Sinthan Snow Festival – 2023 at Sinthan Maidan, Kishtwar from 29th to 30th April, 2023. The alpine pastures of this place have matches natural beauty. The festival includes activities like Bike Rally, Paragliding, Snow Kayaking, Fun Snow Activities, Local Cultural performances and much more.divKishtwar (Kashtavata) the land of Saffron and Sapphire is nestled in the lap of beautiful & Majestic “CHOWGAN” endowed with a high degree of Natural Beauty, crowned with Naginshiru” peak to its North and mighty river “CHENAB ” under its feet. Existence of Kishtwar (Kashtavata) goes back to the period of Mahabharata time when it was called “LOHIT MANDAL” meaning the land of Saffron. Kishtwar (Kashtavata) as quoted in Rajtirangni, has a great historic significance. It has remained the capital of Erstwhile Kishtwar (Kashtavata) State upto 1821 AD. Kishtwar (Kashtavata) is the upland valley in Northeast corner of Jammu which lies among the picturesque folds of the GREAT HIMALYAN Range. The area is drained by Asikni (Chenab) river system which is flowing from Himachal and enters the area at Padder. Kishtwar (Kashtavata) District is bounded on North by Kashmir & Zanskar, on South by Doda, the East by Himachal Pardesh and on the West by Anantnag & Ramban Districts. Dacchan, Marwah,Wadwan, Padder & Chatroo are major valleys and Tourist Spots of Kishtwar (Kashtavata), through these valleys the Internationally renowned Trans- Himalayan Treks are leading to Suru, Zanskar and Kashmir.