Nestled in the foothills of majestic Himalayas and on the banks of Alaknanda River sits the historic town of Srinagar. Srinagar received its name from Sri Yantra, a mythical giant rock so evil that whoever set their eyes on it would immediately die. The rock was believed to have taken as many as thousand lives before Adi Shankaracharya, in the 8th century AD, as a part of an undertaking aimed to rejuvenate the Hindu religion across India, visited Srinagar and turned the Sri Yantra upside down and hurled it into the nearby river Alaknanda. To this day, this rock is beleived to be lying docile in the underbelly of the river. That area is now known as Sri Yantra Tapu.

Interestingly, Central Garhwal and Srinagar - Alaknanda valley are considered to be very crucial Himalayan regions where various significant historical and archaeological findings have prompted a serious concern to be developed.

The feudal era during 15th Century reckons a golden time of the state boasting of vivid architectural, cultural and social activities taking place in and around Srinagar.