Hazratbal is the most revered Muslim shrine in Kashmir, holding a relic believed to be a hair of the Prophet Muhammad, which is displayed to the faithful on special occasions. The white marble mosque with its single dome and minaret stands on the western shore of Dal Lake. Visitors should dress modestly; women enter by a separate section.

The Jamia Masjid in Srinagar's old city was founded around 1400 by Sultan Sikandar and rebuilt several times after fires. Built in Indo-Saracenic style around a large garden courtyard, it is famous for the hundreds of tall deodar pillars that hold up its roof, each cut from a single trunk. The surrounding Nowhatta bazaars are among the liveliest in the old town.

Khanqah-e-Moula, on the bank of the Jhelum in old Srinagar, is one of the oldest Muslim shrines in Kashmir, first built in 1395 in memory of the Persian saint Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani. The present wooden building dates from the 18th century and is a masterpiece of Kashmiri timber architecture, with carved eaves and richly painted papier-mache interiors.

The Shankaracharya Temple crowns a hill about 300 metres above Srinagar and is dedicated to Shiva. The stone shrine on an octagonal plinth is among the oldest in Kashmir, and the philosopher Adi Shankara is said to have visited it. A road leads most of the way up, followed by some 240 steps. The summit gives a sweeping view over Dal Lake and the city. Cameras and phones are not allowed inside.

Charar-e-Sharief is the shrine of Sheikh Noor-ud-din Noorani, also called Nund Rishi, the 14th- and 15th-century mystic who is the patron saint of Kashmir, revered by Muslims and Hindus alike. The wooden shrine and mosque were destroyed by fire in 1995 and rebuilt in the traditional tiered Kashmiri style. It stands in a hill town 28 km from Srinagar.

The Kheer Bhawani Temple at Tulmulla is the most important shrine of Kashmiri Pandits, dedicated to the goddess Ragnya Devi. The small marble temple stands in the middle of a spring enclosed in a hexagonal tank, shaded by old chinar trees. The spring is said to change colour, and devotees offer rice pudding, or kheer. The annual fair is held in May or June.