Located 80 km from Srinagar, at an altitude of 1876 m in the spring of Verinag is considered the main source of river Jhelum.

Verinag spring.
The construction of the octagonal base of the spring and the gallery around was initiated by Mughal Emperor Jahangir and completed during the reign of Shah Jahan.

For the current to the east are the remains of a Mughal pavilion and baths. Verinag can be approximated by the link road, which makes the main road at Lower Munda.

One of the largest springs in India, Verinag, located in the district of Kothari, is 78 km southeast of Srinagar (via Anantnag), and is easily accessible through a bypass from the Jammu - Srinagar high way.

Verinag is named Nila Nag, the son of Holy Wisdom, Rishi Kashyap, who claimed the Kashmir valley, the original form of this spring was in the form of a circular kund. In 1620, Emperor Jahangir had changed the way traditional Mughal octagonal. Spring, which has a circumference of 80 now surrounded by a brick wall which vaults. These lake - as the waters are crystal clear, where the green of the pines are reflected. Fish swim in the depths of this quaint and fresh appeals to the Mughal emperors has lost none of its pastoral charm over the centuries. The garden surrounding the spring are green well maintained, and banks of flowers add splashes of color gathered in this symphony of green and brown