The Beauties of Kashmiri Cultural Heritage under Hindu Dynasties

The Hindu period of Kashmir history is significant in the sense that it was first time when people with local origin ascended the throne of their land. The Hindu Raja's were the first who established a local mint and struck their own money in the shape of coins. Kashmir has been for centuries the fountain head of art and culture in the east and meeting point of various cultures such as Semitic, the Greeks, the Buddhists, the Shavist and the Muslims. In ancient Kashmir cast system was vague, Nisadas appears to the original tribe of Kashmir. Apart from cast system the people of Kashmir could be also grouped into various classes according to the adopted professions. The Naga worship and snake cult has been one of the earliest religions of the land. Later on the beliefs of Buddhism, Shaivism and Vaishnavism seems to have made some headway into Kashmir. The Kashmiri Pandit share most of their festivals with other people whose cultures are derived from proto-indo-Iranian religion.