AS U DRIVE OFF TO NAGROTA TEMPLE OF MA "VAISHNODEVI.

     The drive off  to Nagrota .............

Before someone wishes to make it to Katra'(Mata VAISHNODEVI Shrine), has to have the darshan of Nagrota temple of mata, where she is supposed to have spend her childhood as a young girl of 5yrs ,playing on the swings....There's a pind of Ma'....During Navratri's there's huge crowd thronging in here, & for those who cann't make it to Katra (Ma' s shrine), pay their respect here itself.
       From Jammu City, one has to take the Jammu -bypass road drive towards Nagrota............. The Drive is just awesome,with the high mountain roads & the R. Tawi making its downflow across the land. No Cameras are allowed in the shrine of Nagrota...So, better to canvas the natural beauty during the drive ,in ones camera lens.

Jammu Bypass...

The R. Tawi making is way thru' this land of Jammu.

WALKING DOWN THE CORIDORS OF AMAR MAHAL PALACE,JAMMU.

The view of R. Tawi from Amar Mahal Palace(J&K).

The beautiful Chateau designed " Amar Mahal Palace"(J&K).

  

The pictureques landscape ,as one drive off towards Nagrota.

  Amar Mahal Palace is located in Jammu City . Built in the 19th century for Raja Amar Singh, a dogra king ,by a french architect on the line of the french Chateau. The property now belongs to Dr. Karan Singh, who donated it to Hari-tara  charitable trust for the use ,as a museum. Its exhibits includes a Golden throne weighing almost 120Kg, Pahari & Kangra minature paintings+ MF Hussian's paintings & a library. The  Shivalik hills to the north of the Mahal (Chateau) & on left R. Tawi ,provides a grand view......

As we walked thru' the corridors of Amar Mahal Palace.(J&K).

The inside view of Amar Mahal Palace.

The beautiful Chateau ..on the top of the Shivalik.

The Pahari school of painting ,from the art gallary of the Amar Mahal Palace.

The beautiful Amar Mahal Palace from its enterance.

The drive off to Nagrota( Kol-Kandoli-mata Vaishnodevi shrine).

      One can drive thru' the city limit orelse can take on the drive thru' the Jammu-by pass road , which gives a lovely drive feeling with awesome surrounding beauty. One can even take a drive off to NAGROTA Ma' Vaishnodevi darshan ,which is few more kms drive on the Jammu-Udhampur road(NH-1A). It is the first shrine stoppage for Mata Vaishnodevi (KATRA). The Kol-Kandoli temple of Mata is situated here. Its at an elevation of 412mts above sealevel.