PARI MAHAL
Once the royal observatory, Pari Mahal has a charmingly laid out garden and is a five-minute drive from Cheshmashahi. Situ¬ated on the spur of a mountain overlooking the Dal, the ancient monument, has a well-laid spa¬cious garden in front and is connected to Chesh¬mashahi by road. It is illuminated at night.
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Shrine Of Peer Mitha
Peer Mithais another famous Muslim shrine in Jammu. Pra Mitha was a contemporary of Ajaib Dev ml Ghareeb Nath - both saints were famous for their prophecies and miracles.
The Amar Mahal Palace, a sight to beholdjs on an eyrie overlooking the Tawi river. The pal¬ace has been converted into a museum which al» houses the city's finest library of antique boob and paintings.
LEH
Although part of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh is the third division of what, perhaps, is India's most diverse state. Each of the divisions, Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh, has distinct cultures geographical terrain, religion and lifestyle. Ladakh, in the Himalayan watershed, is a high-altitude desert, its lowest point at 9,000
feet above sea level, unsurprising for tween the Himalayas, the Karakoram,,ladak and zanskar ranges.
Jammu & Kashmir
Set let like a jewelled crown on the map of India, Kashmir is a multi-faceted diamond, changing its hues with the sea J sons - always extravagantly beautiful.
Two major Himalayan ranges, the Great Himalayan Range and the Pir Panjal, surround the landscape from the north and the south respectively. JK
The Mughals aptly called Kashmir 'Paradise on Earth' to vjtere they journeyed to enjoy cool environs in summer.
Kashmir is a land where myriad holiday ideas are realised. In winter, when snow carpets the mountains, there is skiing, tobogganing and sledge-riding along the gentle slopes. In spring and summer, the
Kud:
Located 103 km from Jammu, on the mmu-Srinagar highway, this popular resort is situated at an altitude of 1738 m. This holy spot near Patnitop is situated at an aItitude of 1225 m, about 120 km from Jammu. pilgrims visit the shrine on the full moon night of sawan' (July-August) to worship the 'Trishul' trident) and a mace, which are said to have be-longed to Bheem, one of the five legendary Pan-dava brothers. .
The Temple Skyline Of Jammu City
It consists of a cluster of temples and is the largest temple complex in northern India. Its inner sanctums contain gigantic statues of deities and numerous 'lingams'. It contains representatives of almost the entire Hindu pantheon, which make it a rare site to behold.
