❦ Autumn · Heritage Walk

Khanyar Carpet Heritage Walk

with Mohammad Yusuf Sheikh, hand-knotted carpet master from Khanyar, Srinagar

Walk through three working carpet workshops in the old city of Srinagar, ending at the Sheikh family loom for tea. Hear how three different masters tension a warp, mix a dye, sign a piece. You will never look at a carpet the same way.

Duration: 90 minutes
Capacity: Up to 12 guests
From: Rs. 1,500 / person
Next date: 22 Nov 2026
Languages: Urdu · Hindi · English
Venue: Khanyar — meeting at Khanyar Chowk · Old city, Srinagar

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Rs. 1,701total

1 person · Classic Walk tier · all fees included

Pricing tierDateTimeParticipants

Up to 6 for this workshop

Language

Add-ons (per person)

Add Wazwan-style family lunch· +Rs. 1,700Eat at the loom hall with the Sheikh family after the walk.
Translation earpiece· +Rs. 600Live English / Japanese / French.

Base × 1Rs. 1,500

Platform fee (8%)Rs. 120

GST (5%)Rs. 81

Total todayRs. 1,701

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What you will actually learn

The technique, in his own words.

How to tell a 1940s knot from a 1970s knot at a glance
Why three workshops 200 metres apart sound different from each other
Where the Sanad seal sits on a real piece, and what to look for if it doesn't

What you will take home

Something held by the hands, not just the inbox.

A small printed map of the old city's working looms — yours to walk again
A Hunarmand attendance certificate

Session structure

How the 90 minutes unfolds.

10:00

10:20

11:00

11:30

12:00

10:00–10:20Meet at Khanyar Chowk · introductions
10:20–11:00First workshop — Sufi family loom
11:00–11:30Second workshop — Naqashband loom
11:30–12:00Third workshop — Sheikh family loom
12:00–12:30Kahwa & questions at Yusuf's loom

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. 1,500/ person
The standard 90-min walk.
- 90-minute guided walk
- Kahwa at the final loom
- Printed map
Recommended
Private Walk
Rs. 4,500/ person
Same walk, just you and the guide.
- Everything in Classic, alone
Extended Walk + Lunch
Rs. 3,200/ person
Add a Wazwan-style lunch with the family after.
- Walk + 2-hour lunch
- Stories from the lineage book
For Two
Rs. 2,700/ person
Walk for two, one printed map.
- Walk for two
- Shared map
Mini Walk (children-friendly)
Rs. 900/ person
60-min, two workshops only.
- Walk for one (or one + child)
- Shorter route

"I'll wait at the chowk in a brown phiran. You won't miss me. — Yusuf"

— Mohammad

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