The shikara is a type of wooden boat found on Dal Lake and other water bodies of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir.

[3] The nails and iron clamps used for joinery are flush and fixed into the wood diagonally when they are red hot, to ensure stronger bonding.

[3] Seating arrangements are organized in the central segment of the boat by positioning cushions and related upholstery over the built-in storage space underneath.

The centre and the ends are equipped with iron anchor rings and wooden pegs, which are used to fasten the shikara on the banks of the lake.

These man-made islands of reeds, willow rods and aquatic vegetation are held together with humus from the lake bottom providing a rich source of food in the form of frogs, lizards, mice, grasshoppers and other insects for wildlife.