Jammu & Kashmir
Samba district
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Sights to see
Hari Niwas Palace
“Palace in Jammu, India”
The Hari Niwas Palace is a palace in Jammu, India. It overlooks the Tawi river on one side and on the other side the Trikuta hills. It was completed shortly after 1925, it served as the Maharaja’s preferred venue for receptions and leisure until his departure for Bombay following India’s independence in 1947. After periods of official use, the royal descendants converted the two‑storey Art Deco structure into a 40‑room heritage hotel in 1990, preserving its original brick‑and‑plaster form and Victorian interiors.
Mansar Lake
“Lake in India”
Mansar Lake is a lake located in Mansar in the Samba district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located 19 km from Samba town & 62 km (39 mi) from the city of Jammu. It is fringed by forest-covered hills, and is over a mile (1.6 km) in length and half a mile (0.80 km) in width. Surinsar-Mansar Lakes were designated as Ramsar Convention sites in November 2005. Mansar is primarily fed by surface run-off and partially by mineralised water through paddy fields.
Raghunath Temple
“Hindu Temple in Jammu, India”
Raghunath Temple is a Hindu temple located in Jammu in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It consists of a complex of seven Hindu shrines. Raghunath Temple was constructed by the first Dogra ruler Maharaja Gulab Singh in the year 1835 and later his son Maharaja Ranbir Singh got it completed in the year 1860 during Dogra rule. The temple has many gods in its complex of shrines, but the presiding deity is Rama – also known as Raghunath, an Avatar of Vishnu.
Mubarak Mandi Palace
“Palace in Jammu, India”
Mubarak Mandi is a palace complex located in the heart of the old walled city of Jammu in Jammu and Kashmir, India. Built over several centuries, starting in 1824, the complex served as the principal seat of the Dogra dynasty, which ruled the region as maharajas of Jammu and Kashmir until the mid-20th century. The palace was the Maharajas main seat till 1925, when maharaja Hari Singh moved to the Hari Niwas Palace in the northern part of Jammu.
Amar Mahal Palace
“Palace in Jammu, India”
The Amar Mahal Palace is a palace in Jammu, in the Indian erstwhile Kingdom of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The palace has now been converted into a museum. Commissioned by Raja Amar Singh, the palace was built in the nineteenth century by a French architect on the lines of a French Chateau. The palace was donated to the Hari-Tara Charitable Trust by Karan Singh for use as a museum.
Dogra Art Museum
“Museum in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India”
Dogra Art Museum, Jammu previously known as the Dogra Art Gallery is a museum of Dogra cultural heritage housed in the Pink Hall of the Mubarak Mandi complex, Jammu, India. The main attractions of the museum are the Pahari miniature paintings from Basohli.
Hiranagar Fort
“Fort in Hiranagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India”
The Hiranagar Fort, also known as Jasmergarh Fort, is a historic fort located in the town of Hiranagar in the Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Bahu Fort
“Fort in Jammu, India”
The Bahu Fort is a historic fort in the city of Jammu, the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.