❄ Winter · Heritage Walk

Kanihama Loom Walk

with Bashir Ahmad Bhat, pashmina weaving master from Kanihama, Budgam

Visit four working pashmina looms in Kanihama, ending at Bashir's hall for tea. Each loom is run by a different family; each shawl tells a different story. Two hours, one village, four masters.

Duration: 2 hours
Capacity: Up to 10 guests
From: Rs. 1,800 / person
Next date: 06 Dec 2026
Languages: Urdu · Hindi · English
Venue: Kanihama village — meeting at the bus stand · Kanihama, Budgam

What you will actually learn

The technique, in his own words.

How to spot a real Kanihama loom from across a courtyard
Why each family's signature lives in the back of the cloth
What the village does in winter that you cannot see in summer

What you will take home

Something held by the hands, not just the inbox.

A printed map of the four looms
A small pashm sample card
A Hunarmand attendance certificate

Session structure

How the 2 hours unfolds.

10:00

10:15

10:45

11:15

11:45

10:00–10:15Meet at Kanihama bus stand · introductions
10:15–10:45First loom · Mir family
10:45–11:15Second loom · Lone family
11:15–11:45Third loom · Wani family
11:45–12:00Bhat loom · tea + Q&A

Pricing tiers

Five ways to spend the day.

Every tier is set by Mohammad Yusuf and Hunarmand together — never by an algorithm. The Recommended tier is what most participants choose.

Classic Walk
Rs. 1,800/ person
Standard 2-hour walk.
- Walk + tea
- Printed map
- Sample card
Recommended
Private Walk
Rs. 5,500/ person
Same walk, just you and the guide.
- Classic, private
Walk + Loom Day
Rs. 9,800/ person
Stay on for the Loom Day workshop after lunch.
- Walk + lunch + half-day loom session
For Two
Rs. 3,200/ person
Walk for two.
- Walk for two
Mini Walk (60 min)
Rs. 1,100/ person
Two looms only — a glimpse.
- 60-min walk
- Sample card

"Wear shoes you can walk a courtyard's gravel in. — Bashir"

— Bashir

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