Kameshwar temple in Akhnoor is believed to be an ancient temple dated back to 5000 years back during the days of Pandavas. However, edifice of the temple is not very old. The main sanctum sanctorum has three Shiva lingams in irregular shapes along with the idols of three Ganeshji. Surrounding shrines of the complex houses […]

The Bala Sundri temple is situated at Sundrikote in the Shivalik hills of Billawar tehsil of Kathua district. Located at an elevation of 1000 meters above sea level, the shrine provides a breathtaking view of the surrounding landscape. The temple has Goddess Bala as presiding deity, an incarnation of Goddess Durga. Numbers of devotees visit […]

Purmandal Temple, often referred as ‘Chhota Kashi’, is a temple complex dedicated to Lord Shiva and his consort Parvati. At a distance of about 30 km from Jammu city, it is located on the bank of River Devak. There are multi shiv lingams at the temple and most of the lingam have originated naturally called […]

Buddha Amarnath Temple, dedicated to Hindu deity Shiva, is one of the oldest shrines of Jammu region. It is located in the village of Rajpura in tehsil Mandi of Poonch district. The River Pulsata flows by the temple, is considered to be sacred where pilgrims take bath before entering to the temple. A mythological legend […]

Temple of Sudh Mahadev is believed to be 2800 years old and this ancient temple houses a natural black marble lingam, Trishul (trident) of Lord Shiva and a mace (Gada) of Bheema, one of the five legendary Pandava brothers. This holy temple of Lord Shiva is located in Chanhani, a town near Patnitop at an […]

Panchbakhtar Temple also known by the name of Rupai Wala Mndir, is one of the oldest Shiva Temple in the region of Jammu. The Lingam of the temple is self manifested. This temple of rare antiquity, heritage and spiritual importance, is situated in the heart of the city, in an area of more than twenty […]

Peer Kho is a cave temple located on the circular road in Jammu, just 3.5 km away from city center. Dedicated to Lord Shiva, the temple has a naturally formed Shiva lingam. Commonly referred as cave temple, Peer Kho houses two natural caves. It is also called as ‘Jamvant Cave’ as it is said to […]

Raghunath Temple is located right in the center of Jammu City on the bank of River Tawi. The most popular temple of the Jammu region is dedicated to Lord Rama. There are total seven temples in the complex of Raghumath temple, which makes it as the largest temple complex in Northern India. The main idol […]

Gauri Kund is a natural spring, which has background of Hindu mythology. It is located near Sudh Mahadev (3 km), Mantalai and Patnitop in Jammu. According to legend, Goddess Parvati used to take bath in this spring just before she performed worship to Lord Shiva in Sudh Mahadev. To reach Gauri Kund, one has to […]

Aap Shambhu Temple located on Sathrian in Roopnagar area of Jammu City, is an ancient temple having a self manifested lingam in its sanctum. According to local belief and legend, in ancient days, this place was an uninhabited jungle and cows and buffaloes shed entire milk on the lingam. This ancient temple holds an important […]