The spiritual heart of Bhaderwah for Hindus is this garish temple with its vividly painted shikhara (tower) and a central, octagonal building that looks like the bizarre love child of a circus tent and a space station.
Chandi Mata Temple
Kashmir & Ladakh
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22.96 MILES
Kishtwar's holiest spot entombs sufi 'saint' Shah Fariduddin Shaib (1592–1691) whose arrival here in 1650 is considered a key date in the town's history…
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Dominating Bhaderwah from a flat-topped hill above town is the recently reconstructed remnant of a 1733 fort, used till recently as a prison. Views are…
22.86 MILES
When Kishtwar was its own kingdom, there was a palace on the low, flat-topped Qila Hill that lies around 10 minutes' walk west of the bus stand. Apart…
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0.44 MILES
Dominating Bhaderwah from a flat-topped hill above town is the recently reconstructed remnant of a 1733 fort, used till recently as a prison. Views are…
22.86 MILES
When Kishtwar was its own kingdom, there was a palace on the low, flat-topped Qila Hill that lies around 10 minutes' walk west of the bus stand. Apart…
22.96 MILES
Kishtwar's holiest spot entombs sufi 'saint' Shah Fariduddin Shaib (1592–1691) whose arrival here in 1650 is considered a key date in the town's history…
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