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[[Akhnoor]] town is situated at 28 km southwest of [[Jammu]] in the foothills of the pir panjal range on the right bank of the River Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir state of India.
[[Image:SARBJEET 13K.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Akhnoor Fort]]


By the time the the Chenab reaches Jammu City it has traveled in a serpentine manner for hundereds of kilometers through  Himachal Pradesh and the Pir Panjal range . 


Below J&K, a beautiful view of the valley can be had at a vantage point on the eastern bank of the Chenab. From here a  panoramic vista including Akhnoor town, an old Rajput Fort, the Jia Pota Temple and a Gurdwara gives one a breath taking sight. Going down the river from this point there is an old fort high on a hill overlooking the river. The Fort was started in 1762 at the behest of the Rajput Raja Tegh Singh.  His son Alam Singh completed the fort in 1802. On the eastern side of the fort there are steps leading down to the river. The steps, probably more than 200 years old, are still usable with most of them being in good condition.


[[Jia Pota Temple]] is situated near the fort is the next spot in our panoramic vista. Near here a sikh saint—Sant Sunder Singh ji Alibegh bale of Mirpur (POK) meditated near the bank of the [[Chenab]]. In his memory the  beautiful [[Gurdwara]], we could see only in the distance, was constructed, along the bank of the Chenab by the [[Sikh]] Sangat of [[Jammu]]. This Gurdwara is called_____________??. Below this we come to Akhnoor town which takes us back to where we began this article.
 
'''Akhnoor'''  town (32° 54' N; 74° 45' E) is situated on the right bank of the river Chenab 28 Km South-west of Jammu in the foothills of the Pir Panjal range in the Jammu and Kashmir state of India. After the River leaves Akhnoor it debouches into the plains of Jammu.
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The [[Jia Pota Temple]] is located near the town where, under a tree after which the Temple is named, the raj Tilak ceremony of the 21 year old Dogra Rajput Raja Gulab Singh was performed by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. The Ghat near the temple, called the Jia Pota Ghat is revered by Hindus.
 
Near here a Sikh Sant Sunder Singh ji Alibegh bale of Mirpur (POK) meditated near the bank of the Chenab. In this spot a beautiful Gurdwara, has been constructed in his memory by the Sikh Sangat of Jammu. The Gurdwara is known  as  [[Gurdwara Tapo Asthan Sant Baba Sunder Singh Jii Alibegh]].
 
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Latest revision as of 03:41, 10 March 2008

Akhnoor Fort



Akhnoor town (32° 54' N; 74° 45' E) is situated on the right bank of the river Chenab 28 Km South-west of Jammu in the foothills of the Pir Panjal range in the Jammu and Kashmir state of India. After the River leaves Akhnoor it debouches into the plains of Jammu.

The Jia Pota Temple is located near the town where, under a tree after which the Temple is named, the raj Tilak ceremony of the 21 year old Dogra Rajput Raja Gulab Singh was performed by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. The Ghat near the temple, called the Jia Pota Ghat is revered by Hindus.

Near here a Sikh Sant Sunder Singh ji Alibegh bale of Mirpur (POK) meditated near the bank of the Chenab. In this spot a beautiful Gurdwara, has been constructed in his memory by the Sikh Sangat of Jammu. The Gurdwara is known as Gurdwara Tapo Asthan Sant Baba Sunder Singh Jii Alibegh.

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