Verinag is a Mughal garden built around a deep blue spring at the foot of the Pir Panjal mountains, about 26 km south of Anantnag. The water emerges from beneath a rock face into an octagonal pool ringed by an arcaded stone wall, and is said never to dry up. From here the spring becomes the Jhelum River, which flows the length of the Kashmir Valley.
The garden is small but beautifully proportioned — chenar trees, neat lawns, and the cool stone arcade. There is an entrance fee, and the site is open through the day. It is an easy half-day trip from Anantnag and is often combined with Kokernag on the same itinerary.