On our way to Jammu from Amritsar when we just entered Lakhimpur, I
made a call to a friend of mine who is serving in Indian Army and is posted at
Rajauri, and we were invited to his place as guest and got the chance to be a
part of the Pride of India for a short spell, as in return we shot some
photographs for them and we felt so good serving the Indian Army and giving
something to the Nation in return.
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After we were done shooting for the Army, we took our day off and went
to explore the nearby areas, we went to the Peer Bhadreshwar, it’s a beautiful
temple of shiva located at the top of the mountain where we have an army
establishment also.
Here is the brief of the temple…
Vir Bhadreshwar or Pir Bhadreshwar – PB as commonly referred in the
area, was built by King Kanishka in Samvat 141 (Year 1955) to commemorate the
victory of Vir Bhadreshwar, son of Shiva over king Daksha.
During 1947-48 the temple was completely desecrated by the invaders
from Pakistan, who captured the temple and surrounding area in 1948, after
signing of the instrument of Accession of Jammu &Kashmir Indian Army
launched an operation to regain areas captured by Pakistan w.e.f. 27th
October, 1947 and Vir Bhadreshwar was recaptured on 20th October,
1948. It was rebuilt in the year 1948-49 by the Gallant Soldiers of Indian
Army.
It is a tradition to offer a bell at the temple on your visit and all
the bells offered are used to decorate the premises of temple, further the
mesmerizing view of the snow peaks of Himalayas from this place is a real treat
for eyes to see.
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