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Krimchi Temples

Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir, India

4.2 (0)

Overview

The 'Pandava temples' — a 8th–9th-century cluster of tall curvilinear shikharas with Greek-flavoured mouldings, alone in a Udhampur ravine.

Why visit: Jammu's oldest temple group, mysterious and crowd-free.

Things to do

›Shikhara cluster
›Hellenistic mouldings
›Stream-side setting
›Ramnagar Sheesh Mahal combo

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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–Mar

Entry fee

Free–₹25

Est. budget

₹200–500

Duration

2–3 hrs

Nearby attractions

Within

14.5 km

📍 Pilgrimage

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One of Hinduism's most powerful shrines — the cave abode of Mata Vaishno Devi in the Trikuta hills, reached by a 13-km uphill trail from Katra walked by nearly a crore pilgrims a year chanting 'Jai Mata Di'. The goddess manifests as three natural rock pindis.

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🛕 Religious

4.3

Sudh Mahadev & Mantalai

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An 80-ft trident's ancient Shiva shrine at 1,825 m, and above it the deodar lake-meadow of Mantalai where Shiva is said to have wed Parvati.

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23.3 km

🏞️ Lake

4.2

Surinsar Lake

Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir

Mansar's lotus-covered twin in the Shivalik woods — arrow-struck from the Mahabharata by legend, ringed by a forest parikrama path.

Oct–Mar (lotus Jul–Sep)2–3 hrsExplore

23.5 km

🪂 Adventure

4.4

Sanasar (Adventure Meadow)

Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir

Twin cup-shaped meadows beyond Patnitop — Jammu's paragliding hub, with zorbing, ziplines, a golf lawn and the shepherd shrine of Shank Pal above.

Apr–Oct (flying); Dec–Feb (snow)Full dayExplore

23.9 km

🏔️ Mountain

4.4

Nathatop Snow Point

Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir

Patnitop's higher shoulder at 2,711 m — winter's sledging-and-snowman slope, summer's paragliding ridge, with Himalayan lines from Brammah to the Pir Panjal.

Dec–Feb (snow); Apr–Oct (views)Half dayExplore