Bara Mola, also called Baramulla, owes its name to a Sanskrit word Varahamula, which is a combination of two letters namely Varrah (refers to Boar in Sanskrit) and Mul(that means Molar)
The city of Baramulla was established by Raja Bhimsina. It served as a gateway to the valley as it was situated 30 miles from the capital Srinagar on the route to the Kashmir Valley from Muzaffarabad and Rawalpindi, now located in Pakistan. The beautiful town of Baramullah is located on Jhelum River banks. The delta of Jhelum river can be seen in the outer fringes of Baramullah.