Places that you should Visit

Just 5 km away from Katra is Aghar Jitto, the Shrine of Baba Jitto , a devotee of
Mata  Vaishno Devi and  a  revolutionary who  led a  campaign  against the feudal
order. According to legends, a dip in the holy  spring water, flowing  n front of
the shrine, does  miracles to  pre-natal  women for safe  delivery of children. A
path from here leads to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi.

Located 10 kms from Katra (1 km on foot) is Baba Dhansar, a beautiful and cool
picnic  spot. Here, a  huge spring  gushes out of the  mountainside in a thick
grove of  trees and forms a number of small waterfalls before flowing into the
holy  Banganga . Next  to  the  spring in a  small grove in the rock face is a
naturally formed ‘Shivling' on which droplets  of water fall naturally all the
year round. A major ‘mela' (fair) is  held here during Shivratri .

At about 30 kms from  Katra lies this major  Hindu-Sikh  pilgrimage  centre. Baba
Banda Bairaagi  was Guru  Gobind  Singh's favourite 'Saint-soldier', who  had the
gurudwara constructed on the banks of river Chenab , where he spent his last days.

95 Kms.from Jammu to the west of the Holy  Shrine of Vashnodeviji is  the Salal
Dam and  Lake . With an  installed  capacity of  400 mw of electricity, this is
the largest Hydroelectric  Project  commissioned in the state so far. The  lake
formed behind  the dam is 33 Kms. long. The  Dam  site can  be visited with the
permission of the project authorities.

On the national highway leading towards Srinagar, is the Jajjar Kotli Tourist Complex,
built on the banks of the Jajjar rivulet, 35 kms  away from  Jammu. The crystal clear,
cool waters of Jajjar attract  picnickers in large numbers  during summer. The J&K TDC
has a tourist cafeteria with a bar and a small  tourist bungalow to provide facilities
to the visitors here.

Patnitop is enveloped by thickly wooded forests,Patnitop offers beautiful picnic
spots, peaceful walks and breathtaking views of the mountainscape of the  Chenab
basin. In  winter, the  resort is generally covered  with athick  mantle of snow
thus providing  opportunities for various  snow games includingskiing. It is the
best developed tourist spot of Jammu and is second to  none in its natural charm,
climate, pine forests and lush green cover. This famous hill  resort is  perched
on a beautiful  plateau, at an  altitude  of 2024 metres across which the Jammu-
Srinagar Highway passes.

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