From the Eyes of Dr Ajay Kumar Ojha: Unexplored Naranag Valley Ganderbal Jammu & Kashmir

From the Eyes of Dr Ajay Kumar Ojha: 

Unexplored Naranag Valley Ganderbal Jammu & Kashmir

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Wangath River Earlier Known as Kanakvahini
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Boundary Wall of Naranag Ancient Temple Complex
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Unique Ancient Naranag Temple Complex, Start Point of Gangabal,Satsar (Seven Lakes) & Mt Haramukh Trek
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Unique Ancient Spectacular Naranag Temple Complex Demolished
& Now in Ruins, Surprisingly Up-Till-Now Most Neglected
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The Naranag Temple Complex is located in the foothills of  Bhuteshwar range. Bhuteshwar is manifestation of Lord Shiva. Bhuteshwar now called 'Butsher' by Local Gujjars
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Ancient Naranag Temple Complex where Kalhan is believed to have written "Rajtarangini" (River of Kings), an account of the history of Kashmir. According to Kalhan Srinagar was built in the 3rd Century BC, and Shaivite Temples in 220 BC and also Mathas in Wangath Valley around the Holy Spring  of Naranag. The Wangath Temples were built in three groups around the same time as the Shankaracharya Temple in Srinagari and Bumzuva Temple in Martand (Mattan)
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Ancient Naranag Spring and Tank
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Wangath River Tributary of the Sind River. Earlier Wangath River was called Kanakvahini (Carrier of Gold) 
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Snow Turned into Ice and falling into valley and becoming major source of river after slow-melting
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Public Conveniences and View Points
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Local Boys
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Setting-up of View Points in Naranag Valley
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Mt Haramukh in the background. The Haramukh Peak is seen as  the manifestation of Lord Shiva & has the holy lake Gangabal, the Ganges of  Kashmir
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Developmental Activities in otherwise Most  Neglected Unique Ancient Naranag Temple Complex
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Close-up of Gurjjar Hut
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Gurjjar Huts Naranag Valley
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