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Detailed explanation-1: -Aharbal Festival organised in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district to promote tourism - India Today.

Detailed explanation-2: -Department of Tourism in collaboration with the District Administration of Kulgam organised Aharbal Mela to promote Kashmir tourism, especially at the tourist destination Aharbal waterfall.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is also known as “Niagara Falls of Kashmir”, is a hill station in the south-western part of Kashmir Valley in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, south of the summer capital of Srinagar . The place is quite peaceful and suitable for expeditions, trekking, photography, and fishing.

Detailed explanation-4: -Aharbal Waterfall is formed when the Veshaw River falls 25 metres down a narrow rocky gorge of granite boulders. River Veshaw is a tributary of River Jhelum. After the drop, the river continues through the valley.