The finale at Srinagar.

I settled the account with Noor that night itself. We wanted to leave early in the morning to arrive at Jammu before 4 p.m. I tipped the cook 200 rupees. He wasn't looking for any - a gentleman. since we were delayed by an extra day, I thought Noor might ask us to pay for the accommodation. But he waived those charges and asked the driver to take us to Surya excellency Hotel in Jammu. The rooms were 1800 rupees per room for two and breakfast and dinner were included. For the third bed in one room we had to pay extra and pay for the meals also. After lot of negotiation the next morning, they gave me some discount.
The meals were alright.

I came to know that in Srinagar, no Hindu style worship was allowed in the Temples. We visited only one which was not even functional. Once upon a time. it must have been glorious. Two soldiers were guarding it and one of them gave us a tour of the ruins. The driver told us that it was the Saraswathi Temple we were looking for. But it turned out to be a Shiva Temple. We visited several Temples in Jammu. The most fascinating one for me was Raghunath Temple. It is like visiting many Temples in one compound. I can't even describe how many were represented there. It was just wonderful.

We vacated the room by noon, visit other small temples and went to the railway station for our onward journey to Rishikesh. We thanked Suresh profusely, gave him a huge tip and continued the journey happily ever after!!!