Pahalgam

Pahalgam (also known as Valley of shepherds) is the famous tourist destination in the Jammu and Kashmir. Located nearly 95 Kilometres from Srinagar, the summer capital city of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Pahalgam is the second largest tourist attraction in the Jammu and Kashmir after Gulmarg. Many Bollywood films including Beetab (actor: Sunny Deol) have been filmed there. Even Beetab Valley in Pahalgam has derived it's name from the same movie. It is said that before the film was shot there, Beetab valley was called Hagoon or Hagan Valley.

Amarnath Yatra
Pahalgam is associated with the annual pilgrimage to the shrine Amarnath Yatra. Chandanwari, located 16 km from Pahalgam. The town is the starting point of the yatra that takes place every year in the months of July–August, receiving hundreds of thousands of tourists. Because of its religious significance and role as a base camp, the town attracts 70% of visitors to the valley. This flood of tourists overwhelms some of the local infrastructure, especially waste management in the town.