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Tourist Spot Attractions In Udhampur District

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Udhampur is a district in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It covers an area of 4,550 square kilometres in the Himalayan mountains, an area greater in size than the Emirate of Dubai. Udhampur town is the headquarters of the district. Udhampur district is home to Vaishno Devi, one of the most revered shrines for Hindus, and one of the most popular religious centres in India. Vaishno Devi at an elevation of 1,584 metres in 2011 was visited by over 10 million pilgrims. The Northern Command headquarters of the Indian Army is located in the district. At an elevation of 2,024 metres the mountain resort of Patnitop and the temple at Sudh Mahadev believe...
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  • 2. Chenani-Nashri Tunnel Patnitop
    Chenani-Nashri Tunnel, also known as Patnitop Tunnel, is a road tunnel in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir on NH 44 . The work was started in 2011 and was inaugurated on 2 April 2017 by Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi.It is India's longest road tunnel with a length of 9.28 km . It is the first tunnel in the India with a fully integrated tunnel control system. The tunnel reduces the distance between Jammu and Srinagar by 30 km and travel time by two hours. The all-weather tunnel bypasses snowfall and avalanche prone areas in winter at places like Patnitop, Kud, and Batote that obstruct NH 44 every winter and cause long queues of vehicles - sometimes for days at length.
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  • 7. ISKCON Udhampur Udhampur
    Hare Krishna Food for Life is the world's largest vegetarian non-profit food relief organization. Its efforts span the globe, with projects occupying over 60 countries. Volunteers provide up to 2,000,000 free meals daily. Food For Life does not only tackle only one form of hunger but reaches out to all in need, including; the homeless, disadvantaged children throughout India; and victims of natural disasters around the world.With roots in India, the Food for Life project is a modern-day revival of the ancient Vedic culture of hospitality with its belief in the equality of all beings. It was conceived of and began by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness in 1974 and is thus commonly known as ISKCON Food For Life or Hare Krishna Food For Life. It has been lauded by The New York...
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  • 12. Baba Dhansar Jammu And Kashmir
    The holy place of Baba Dhansar is located at Karua Jheel near village Karua, 17 km from Reasi towards Katra in Reasi district of Jammu & Kashmir State, India. The approach involves a walk of 200 metres from the road. It is a mythological belief that when Lord Shiva went to the Amarnath cave to tell Parvati the story of his immortality, he left his serpent king, Sheshnag at Anantnag. Shesh Nag came in the human form as Vasudev. One of the sons of Vasudev was Dhansar who was a saintly person. As the local belief goes, in the ancient times there was a demon who lived near Karua Jheel and committed atrocities on the people of village Karua. The villagers sought help of Baba Dhansar to get rid of the Demon. It is believed that Baba Dhansar prayed to Lord Shiva for help. Lord Shiva arrived and h...
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