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Forgotten Temples of Kashmir Part - 21
An effort to preserve and record Hindu cultural and religious heritage of Kashmir. TEMPLES ASSOCIATED WITH MATA ROPA BHAWANI
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Forgotten Temples of Kashmir Part-17
Narastan Mandir, now in ruins, lies in the North-East of Avantipora, 16 km from Tral town towards famous Aripal. The place of Narastan is famous for its ancient temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu, standing against the backdrop of lofty mountains of the Brariaangan Range.
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Forgotten Temples of Kashmir Part-15
Martand Mandir, also known as Martandeshwar Mandir, now in ruins, is located on the top of Mattan wudar in the East of Anantnag, just 2 km from Mattan, 4 km from Anantnag and 63 km from Srinagar. The temple dedicated to Surya (the Sun-god), is the only Sun temple in the north.
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Forgotten Temples of Kashmir - Part 11
Mata Bhuvaneshwari….Chandpora (Harwan) An effort to preserve and record Hindu cultural and religios heritage of Kashmir
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Forgotten Temples of Kashmir- Part-10
Photo series Part-10, Featuring VEJIBROR…..an ancient religious place in Kashmir.
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Forgotten Temples of Kashmir- Part-9
Photo series Part-9, Featuring PAAPHARAN NAG at Sailia village in Anantnag.
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Forgotten Temples of Kashmir
Photo series Part-8, Featuring Brari Aangan…..The Abode of Goddess Uma
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Forgotten Temples of Kashmir- Part-7
Kotitirtha….Holiest of Holy Shrine, An effort to preserve and record Hindu cultural and religious heritage of Kashmir
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Forgotten Temples of Kashmir- Part-6
JAGAN NATH BAIRAV TEMPLE OF VILAGE ACHAN- An effort to preserve and record Hindu cultural and religios heritage of Kashmir.
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Forgotten Temples of Kashmir - Part3
Kashmir Temples photo series Part-3. An effort to preserve and record Hindu cultural and religious heritage of Kashmir. THAJIWARA - CHOTA AMARNATH
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Forgotten Temples of Kashmir Part - 20
he Nagbal temple is in the eastern corner of the Anantnag town, placed adjacent to a spring. There are long shady Chinar trees that stand sentinel round the tank.
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Forgotten Temples of Kashmir
Photo series Part-1 An effort to preserve and record Hindu cultural and religious heritage of Kashmir. SAIKH RAZA…..OF VILLAGE WANPORA [NAHAMA]
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Temple of Sharada- Udhampur
The temple of Sharada is situated at an altitude of 2000 feet in the North West of the village. Sarada is synonymous to Divine Mother. Sardapeeth or the abode of Sarada is the goddess of learning and fine arts.
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Forgotten Temples of Kashmir - Part2
Photo series Part-2. An effort to preserve and record Hindu cultural and religious heritage of Kashmir. BALA DEVI OF VILLAGE BALHAMA
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Moongnag,,,Abode of Moonglesher Bairav
Moongnag is a big spring of fresh water. There is a big temple with dharmshala on the bank of the spring. This spring abounds with fish. Early in the morning Pandits of village Kharpur, Moonghama and Sirnoo used to come here for pooja and after performing pooja put some grains in the spring as food to the fish.
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Forgotten Temples of Kashmir - Part4
Kashmir Temples photo series Part-4. An effort to preserve and record Hindu cultural and religious heritage of Kashmir. VICHAR NAG TEMPLE
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Belief
I have a fear, Cannot bear To flee homeland With all the band. Rushed to survive To a new land. With all the memories Lingering in mind.
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Painting and Theatre in Kashmir
It strengthens my belief that the artful personality was not a mean thing to be kept shrouded in mystery. The focus on different angles of the life of great artist has given him immortality among the Kashmiri greats.
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Forgotten Temples of Kashmir Part-19
These caves are situated on the left bank of the Lidder river about a mile north of the village of Bawan, the largest is dedicated to Kaladeva. The cave-temple stands at the far end of a natural but artificially enlarged fissure in the limestone cliff.
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Forgotten Temples of Kashmir Part-18
Hari Parbat (Sharika Peeth) is situated at the periphery of Srinagar city is an ancient and one of the holiest places of Kashmir and is associated with the Kashmir Culture since time immemorial. It is the abode of Maha Shakti.
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Forgotten Temples of Kashmir Part-16
TAKSHAK NAG…ZEVAN- is situated at a short distance beyond Pandrenthan on the Srinagar Jammu highway.
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Forgotten Temples of Kashmir Part-14
NARAN NAG- The temples are located at the foot of the steep Bhuteshwara, near Naran Nag, 5 km to the North of Wangat, in a dense forest of pine and fir trees in the lap of Harmukh Mountain. Formally known as Sodaratirth, it is the location of temples commonly referred to as the Wangath temples.
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Forgotten Temples of Kashmir Part-13
An effort to preserve and record Hindu cultural and religious heritage of Kashmir. Village Loduv...Abode of Jeewan Sahib
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Forgotten Temples of Kashmir Part-12
An effort to preserve and record Hindu cultural and religios heritage of Kashmir AVANTISVAMIN TEMPLE AT AWANTIPORA
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Heart Beat
All those days of making fun With my friends under unforgiving sun
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Forgotten Temples of Kashmir - Part5
LOGRIPORA…A SHRINE OF MAGNIFICIENCY. An effort to preserve and record Hindu cultural and religious heritage of Kashmir.
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NEW EXPERIENCE
I was very ease at home Without any disturbance I was thrown out of my home Without my interference.
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FRIGHT
Early nineties...... life in the valley was uncertain. Hangul* lived a cloistered existence.
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THRALDOM
We were strangers In our birth land, This was the idea Our brain stuck again.
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SNOWMAN
Two pieces of charchol fixed in place of my eyes. and a red chilly formed my mouth.
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SWAMI VIVEKANANDA'S.......KASHMIR POEMS
Swami Vivekananda wrote 33 poems including two translations, eight in Bengali, four in Sanskrit and one in Hindi. From among these poems- only three- 'To the Awakened India', 'To the Fourth of July' and 'Kali the Mother' will be the concern of this paper. These poems form a group by themselves as they were all written in Kashmir during his visit in the year 1898.
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'NIDHAN KAK' OF VILLAGE MURRAN
Kashmir has over the ages produced Saints, Rishis and Saint Poets who have influenced the course of spiritual and cultural history of this ancient land. Even in the days of political turmoil of the Pathans and the Sikhs they have been born here and have preached the religious tolerance and brother hood.
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