Places that you should Visit

Alongside the same Tawi river are  the Peer Kho Cave  temple, the Panchbakhtar temple
and the  Ranbireshwar  temple  dedicated to  Lord  Shiva with  their own  legends and
specific days of worship. Peer Kho cave is located on the bank of  river Tawi  and it
is widely believed that Ramayan character Jamvant (the bear god) meditated in this
cave. 

32 Kms. to the west of Jammu situated on the banks of the mighty Chenab river
is the historic town of akhnoor. This town is associated  with the  legend of
Soni-Mahiwal. Ruins of the Indus-Valley civilization are to be seen along the
river bank commanding a panoromic view all around.

This holy cave is nearly a kilometre long  and  houses a 4 ft high, naturally formed
‘Shivling’. It is considered  second  only  to  the shrine  of Mata  Vaishno Devi in
religious importance. There are stalactites and stalagmites dripping milky limestone
water. Situated at a distance of about 100 kms from  Jammu  and  about 75  kms  from
Katra, Shiv Khori hosts a major fair during the ‘Shivratri’ festival every year. 

Nandini wildlife sanctuary has an area of  33.24-sq-kms  and  was named after
Nandni village located at a distance of 28-kms from Jammu , on NHIA. There is
appreciable pheasant population. There are about eight mammal species in  the
whole sanctuary area. The main species are  Leopard, Wildboar, Rhesus Monkey,
Garal, Grey Langur, etc. The common birds found over here  are  Indian Mynah,
Blue Rock Pigeon, Peafowl, Red Jungle Fowl, Chir Pheasants, Chakor, etc. 

Ramnagar Sanctuary situated only 6 km.away from Jammu city, this sanctuary  occupies
an area of 31 sq.km. The area sustains 8 mammal species including nilgai and barking
deer and 15 species of birds. The best  season for  mammal  viewing is  September to
March and for bird viewing March to May. Within the sanctuary is a two bedroomed hut
.For passes contact the Regional Wildlife Warden, Jammu .

Krimchi,On the way to Sudhmahadev-Mantalai, site of three of the oldest  temples
of  Jammu . The  architecture  of the temples shows  distinct  Greek  (Hellenic)
influences. can  be  reached by taking a short detour of  about 20 kms along  a
side road  that branches off from  the National Highway 1-A,about  8  kms  short
of Udhampur. Pancheri, a  hill resort is a short distance away from here.

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