Gulmarg is a hill station and popular skiing destination in Jammu and Kashmir.The town is situated in the Pirpanjal range in the western Himalayas. Originally named Gaurimarg by shepherds in honor of the Hindu goddess Parvati. The resort was renamed Gulmarg (“meadow of flowers”) by Sultan Yusuf Shah of the Chak Dynasty who frequented the place with his queen Habba khatoon in the 16th century.