subject: Adventures holiday in jammu & kashmir,india [print this page] boar, rhesus monkey, the Indian Mynah, blue rock pigeon, peafowl, red jungle fowl, jungle crow, golden oriole and white cheeked bulbul. Spread over 400 square kilometres at heights rising up to 4,800 metres is the Kishtwar High Altitude National Park with rare species like the musk deer and Himalayan black and brown bears. The Nandni Wildlife Sanctuary , 28 kms from Jammu, has leopards, wild boar, the langur, and birds like the red jungle fowl, chir pheasants, chakor and Indian mynah. The Surinsar - Mansar Wildlife Sanctuary in between the two lakes of Surinsar and Mansar is also a protected habitat for animal and bird species. The Jasrota Wildlife Sanctuary 70 kms from Jammu on the banks of the Ujh River is noteworthy for its cheetal (axis deer) population. Spread over an area of 10 square kms, the Sanctuary has extensive bamboo plantations in addition to broad leaf trees. Vaishno Devi is a sacred cave shrine nestled in the Trikuta Mountain 61 km from Jammu. The cave is 30 metres long and just one-and-a half mt high. At the end of the cave are shrines dedicated to the three forms of the mother goddess Mahakali, Mahalakshmi and Mahasarasvati. Pilgrims have to enter in small groups through a narrow opening and walk through ice-cold waters to reach the shrines. According to legend, the mother goddess hid in the cave while escaping a demon, whom she ultimately killed. The shrine of Vaishno Devi is approached through Katra, which lies 13 km from the shrine and is the base for the pilgrimage. From Katra, pilgrims climb one km to Banganga, where the goddess is believed to have stopped to drink water; six km further is the cave shrine of Ardhkunwari, where it is believed she meditated for nine months. The best time to visit the shrine is from March till July.
Adventures holiday in jammu & kashmir,india
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