Friday, 17 July 2015

Famous Temples in Jammu: Sh Ranbireshwar Mandir

Sh Ranbireshwar Mandir
Om Namah Shivaye.......
Shri Ranbireshwar temple in Jammu is one of the biggest Shiva temples in the whole of north India. It was built by Maharaja Ranbir Singh, son of Maharaja Gulab Singh, the Dogra rulers and the founder of Jammu and Kashmir State, in 1882 The spire of the temple rises high over a big hall, which contains two pairs of eleven Shiva lingas (Ekadasha Rudra). One of these Rudra is made of crystal stone and the other of beautiful black stone. The temple has a central `lingam` measuring 8-feet in height, constructed out of black stone, is the biggest in India.

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