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River Jhelum or Vitasta


River Jhelum or Vitasta (725 km) (A tributary of river Indus)
    (Jammu and Kashmir)
  1. Jhelum Udgam: Verinag (Anantnag district) -- Gateway of Kashmir; Verinag spring is the source of river Jhelum
  2. Jhelum - Lidder Sangam: Mirgund, Khanabal (Anantnag district) -- River Jhelum meets river Lidder
  3. Jhelum flows: Avantipur or Awantipora (Pulwama district) -- Avantiswami Temple
  4. Jhelum flows: Srinagar (Srinagar district) -- Srinagar lies on Kashmir Valley; bank of river Jhelum; Dal Lake and Anchar Lake; between Hari Parbat and Shankaracharya Hills
  5. Jhelum flows: Wular Lake (Bandipora district) -- A large freshwater Lake

  6. (PoK)
  7. Jhelum - Neelum Sangam: Domel (Muzaffarabad district) -- River Jhelum meets river Neelum or Kishanganga

  8. (Pakistan)
  9. Jhelum - Chenab Sangam: Trimmu (Jhang district) -- Forms the Panjnad river


1. 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

2. 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


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