Srinagar, June 7 -- A young prince's Kashmir visit in the 17th century and his subsequent search and rendezvous with his saint established an elegant structure now lying in ruins and in care of an uncanny caretaker.

By Romaan Arora

MALSHAHI BAGH, Ganderbal - He may be a man of few words, but Abdul Rashid Wani's devotion for the elapsed "spiritual powerhouse" makes him a vocal countryside campaigner.

In commoner's robes, the native in his mid-fifties has been religiously traversing the heart of wilderness to prevent the royal's relic from becoming another faded piece of history.

The sharp-nosed guardian grapples with human greed, usurping attempts, and the routine rustic intrusions to safeguard the remnants of Kashmir's Mughal era.

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