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Jammu & Kashmir-
Jammu |
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Introduction :
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Jammu - a city of temples, where glittering 'sihkars' add to the ambience
of this holy city. Jammu is located along River Tawi in the foot hills
of the Himalayas. Jammu is actually a combination of two towns. The
older one overlooks the river from a hill top and the new town is across
the river.According to popular legend, the ancient king Jambu Lochan
established the city of Jambupura near the Bahu fort on the banks of the
river Tawi. The seat of the Hindu Dogra rulers, Jammu attained its
position of glory during the rule of Maharaja Gulab Singh (mid-19th
century). Amongst other important palaces and temples, the Maharaja
started construction of the grand Raghunath temple complex. Completed by
his son Ranbir Singh, it is one of the largest Hindu temple complexes in
India. The winter capital of the state shifts to Jammu between November
and April. |
| Area |
15 Sq.Km |
| Temperature |
Summer : Max 43 °C, Min 23
°C.
Winter : Max 26.2°C, Min 4.3 °C. |
| Language |
Dogri, Hindi, Urdu |
| STD Code |
0191 |
| Rainfall |
170cm |
| Best Time to Visit |
September to April |
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How to get there :
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Air: Jammu is well connected with the rest of the country by all the
major means of transport. The city is accessible by air and the city has an
airport. A number of flights are available to and from several of the major
cities in the country .
Rail: Jammu Tawi is the main railhead that has a number of trains
for most of the important towns and cities of the country. Moreover, the longest
rail route that stretches from Jammu Tawi to Kanyakumari and touches almost all
the main cities and towns of the country, originates from here.
Road: One can easily reach Jammu by the National Highway 1A that
goes from Punjab and runs through this city, connecting it to the rest of the
state including the capital Srinagar. The state transport corporation runs
several buses to most of the big towns and cities in north India. |
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Places to Visit : |
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Amar Mahal Palace |
Bahu Fort |
Bagh-e-Bahu |
Maha Maya Temple |
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Panjbakhtar Temple |
Peer Baba |
Peer Khoh |
Ranbireshwar Temple |
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Raghunath Temple |
Ramnagar Wild Life |
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Excursion : |
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Batote |
Gauri Kund |
Jajjar Kotli |
Katra |
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Kud |
Mansar Lake |
Mantalai |
Patnitop |
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Purmandal |
Sanasar |
Shiv Khori |
Sudh Mahadev |
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Surinsar Lake |
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Shopping : |
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There are pure wool shawls called raffal which have different counts of wool
- 40, 60, 80 etc., and the shawl is progressively more expensive as the
count increases. Shawls mixed with other fibers like cotton and cotton
derivatives are far cheaper. On the other and, woolen shawls mixed with
pashmina will be far more expensive. Then too, there are shawls that look
and feel like pashmina and which are priced between wool and pashmina. Here
too, the quality of papier mache differs markedly, depending on two factors.
The first is the papier mache in its raw state. Unless it is smoothened
adequately to be silky to the touch, it is not considered high grade. On the
other hand, inexpensive papier mache, brightly painted and varnished, makes
a variety of gifts and souvenirs that do not cost a fortune. Eggs, eggcups,
candle and pen stands, kum kum boxes and cigarette boxes are just a few
options at the low end. Items made from walnut wood come from three parts of
the tree: the branches, the trunk and the root. The branches have the pales
colour of wood, and the trunk the darkest Branches have no veins trunks have
the strongest marked veins. Objects made out of the root will be the
costliest because of the wood used. |
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