Shiva Bhagwati Temple Akingam

Shiva Bhagwati Temple
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°E / 33.70; 75.33Coordinates: 33°42′N 75°20′E / 33.70°N 75.33°E / 33.70; 75.33
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

  1. ↑ "Dieties". ikashmir.
  2. ↑ "Breng Pargana". Kashmir as it is.

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