Budgam (Jammu and Kashmir), March 7 -- : The Tourism department of Jammu and Kashmir kicked off a three-day tourism festival at Doodhpathri tourist resort in Budgam district on Saturday.

The main aim of organizing this festival was to promote Doodhpathri as an attractive tourist resort just like Gulmarg and Pahalgam. Doodhpathri is a green, open meadow and beautiful valley about 42 kilometres from Srinagar.

A vast meadow with lush green grass enhances the beauty of Doodhpathri as a tourist destination.

The water flowing through the meadows has a milky appearance from a distance and some people say that the cattle that graze here produce a rich quality of milk, which is why the place is called "Doodhpathri" (Valley of milk).

Shepherds ...