Shiva Bhagwati Temple Akingam
Shiva Bhagwati Temple | |
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Shown within Jammu and Kashmir | |
Basic information | |
Location | Akingam, Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
Geographic coordinates | 33°42′N 75°20′E / 33.70°N 75.33°ECoordinates: 33°42′N 75°20′E / 33.70°N 75.33°E |
Affiliation | Hinduism |
Shiva Bhagwati Temple Akingam [1] is a temple of Jagad Amba Shri Shiva Bhagwati. The temple is famous in Kashmir valley
The shrine of Goddess Shiva is situated at the top of the village near the foot hills of a big forest full of Devdar trees and pastures. The temple is at a distance of about 250 meters from main chowk Akingam and 100 meters from G H S S Akingam . It is the only one of the four shrines in the state of Jammu and Kashmir that has been assigned a chunk of forest land as Jagir which stands within its revenue records.
Celebration
Every year the day of Bhagwati ji is celebrated with religious zeal and fervour. Kashmiri migrant pandits come from diffenent parts of country to celebrate this day.But this celebraion has lost the glamour it used to have in the past .[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Deities". ikashmir.
- ↑ "Breng Pargana". Kashmir as it is.
External links
- http://trawellguide.com/travel-guide-destination.php?id=930&title=Shiva_Bhagwati_at_Akingam
- http://www.scoopnews.in/det.aspx?q=21949ory