🛕 Religious📍 Nature📍 Cultural

Sudh Mahadev & Mantalai

Chenani, Jammu and Kashmir, India

4.3 (0)

Overview

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.

Why visit: The Devika's source, a broken demon-trident and a wedding of the gods.

Things to do

›Trident sanctum
›Pap Nashni Bowli
›Mantalai lake meadow
›Chenani valley drive

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Travel Information

Best time

Apr–Oct; Sawan mela

Entry fee

Free

Est. budget

₹300–800

Duration

Half–full day

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