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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. By the time the the Chenab has reached Akhnoor it has traveled in a serpentine manner for hundereds of kilometers through  Himachal Pradesh and the Pir Panjal range.
[[Image:SARBJEET 13K.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Akhnoor Fort]]


As a resident of Jammu city I have made the trip to Akhnoor town many times, yet I find it's never a boring trip.    High in the hills above Akhnoor, just below Jammu City, there is a vantage point at the river's side where a beautiful view of the valley in which Akhnoor is situated can be had. On my trips I often stop here to gaze and reflect on the beautiful  panoramic vista of the valley stretched out below.  In the distance you can make out  Akhnoor town, the [[Jia Pota Temple]], a Gurdwara and an old Rajput Fort, it's always a breath taking sight. 


From this vantage point on our trip down the river valley we come next to an old fort high on a hill overlooking the river. The Fort was started in 1762 at the behest of the area's former Rajput Raja Tegh Singh who was never to see the fort completed.  His son the next Raja Alam Singh completed the fort in 1802 in the days before the area came under the sway of [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]]. On the eastern side of this ancient citadel there are steps leading down the hillside to the river. The steps, though more than 200 years old, are still usable with most of them being in good condition.


Situated near the fort is the [[Jia Pota Temple]] near 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]]. Below this we come to [[Akhnoor]] town the destination of our trip from [[Jammu City]].
'''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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