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Hari
Niwas Palace is a heritage hotel near Jammu
that overlooks the Tawi river valley on one side and
Trikuta hills of the Vaishno Devi shrine on the other.
The
Hari Niwas Palace is an art-deco structure. Hari Niwas
Palace was converted into a heritage hotel in the year
1990. Within the 50 acre palace complex exists the magnificent
Amar Mahal Palace Museum which was conceived by Maharaja
Amar Singh.
Jammu
is a city famous for its temples and shrines, Jammu
is a base for those heading for Kashmir and Vaishno
Devi Temple (50 kms) and Patnitop (120 kms). Its palaces,
forts, forests and powerful Ziarats (shrines) make it
a holy city. If Bahu Mata is the presiding deity of
Jammu, the Dargah of Peer Budhan Ali Shah is the other
shrine that protects Jammuites. The other major tourist
attraction is the Raghunath Temple.
Excursions
from Jammu comprise:
Sudh Mahadev :
This holy spot near Patnitop is situated at an altitude
of 1225 m, about 120 kms from Jammu.
Gauri Kund : Some distance short of Sudh Mahadev is
the legendary spring .
Mantalai : Situated a few kilometers further away from
Sudh Mahadev, Mantalai is surrounded by lush deodar
forests at an altitude of 2000 m.
Mansar Lake : Situated 62 kms from Jammu, Mansar
is a beautiful lake fringed by forest-covered hills.
Surinsar Lake : This is a picturesque spot with a lake
surrounded by wooded hills, situated 42 Kms away from
Jammu.
Shiv Khori : This holy cave is nearly a kilometre long
and houses a 4 ft high, naturally formed ‘Shivling’.
Jammu is
Visited as a standalone religious destination or as
a part of Jammu
and Kashmir Itinerary
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