Jammu and Kashmir - Pilgrimages and Temples

1. Amaranatha Kshetra (Amarnath) - A famous pilgrimage of Lord Shiva and Kashmira Shakti Peetha:

Amarnath Shiva Temple, Anantanag district, Jammu and Kashmir

Amarnath Shiva Temple, Anantanag district, Jammu and Kashmir

- Amaranath (Shakti Peetha)
(Anantanag district, Jammu and Kashmir)
Shiva: Amarnath
Devi: Devi Mahamaya (Amarnath Cave)
☗ Amaranth Cave
▬ River Lidder flows (through Pahalgam, the gateway to Amarnath Yatra)
(Bhringeesha Samhita) (Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)
(Shakti Peetha Stotra)

2. Vaishno Devi - A famous pilgrimage of Devi:

Vaishno Devi, Reasi district, Jammu and Kashmir

- Vaishno Devi
(Reasi district, Jammu and Kashmir)
Devi: Vaishno Devi
☗ Trikuta Parvat

3. Kashmir Sharada Peeth - A famous temple of Devi Saraswati:

- Kashmir Sharada Peeth
(PoK)
Devi: Devi Sharada
☗ Neelum Valley

4. Kheer Bhawani - A famous temple of Devi:

Kheer Bhawani, Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir

- Kheer Bhawani
(Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir)
Devi: Ragnya Devi

5. Sharika Devi - A famous temple of Devi:

Sharika Devi Temple, Srinagar district, Jammu and Kashmir

- Sharika Devi
(Srinagar district, Jammu and Kashmir)
Devi: Sharika Devi
☗ Hari Parbat

6. Sudh Mahadev - A famous temple of Lord Shiva:

Sudh Mahadev temple, Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir

- Sudh Mahadev
(Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir)
Shiva: Sudh Mahadev

7. Srinagar Shankaracharya Temple - A famous temple associated with Adi Shankaracharya:

Shankaracharya Temple, Srinagar district, Jammu and Kashmir

- Srinagar Shankaracharya Temple
(Srinagar district, Jammu and Kashmir)
Saints: Adi Shankaracharya
☗ Shankaracharya Hill

Pilgrimages and Temples by Deities:

1. Pilgrimages and Temples of Lord Shiva: (Jammu and Kashmir)

-- Amaranath - Lord Shiva - Lord Shiva narrated the Amar Katha to Devi Parvati

-- Udhampur - Sudh Mahadev - Legend of devotee Sudheet

2. Pilgrimages and Temples of Devi: (Jammu and Kashmir)

-- Amarnath - Kashmira Shakti Peetha [Amarnath] (SP-4) - The Kanthadesha (Region of the Neck) of Devi had fallen

-- Kashmir - Sharada Peeth - Ancient pilgrimage of Devi Sharada; Adi Shankara ascended the Sarvajna Peetham

-- Katra - Vaishno Devi - A famous pilgrimage of Devi Vaishnavi

-- Tulla Mulla - Kheer Bhawani - A sacred spring worshipped as Ragnya Devi; Swami Vivekananda had a divine experience

-- Srinagar - Sharika Devi - Presiding deity of Srinagar

3. Other Pilgrimages and Temples: (Jammu and Kashmir)

-- Srinagar - Shankaracharya Temple - Adi Shankaracharya is said to have stayed and meditated here

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