In this remarkable study, G.N. Gauhar narrates an in-depth story of Hazratbal, the famous shrine in Kashmir which became the central stage of Kashmiri politics during the last three centuries. The shrine located on the western shore of the famous dal Lake houses the holy relic of Prophet Muhammad. The holy relic was received in valley in 1700 A.D.The story of Hazratbal is the story of the centre of reverence, the story which reveals the processes that synthesized indigenous and borrowed religious, social and political values. Hazratbal dominated Kashmir