Raghunath Temple @ Jammu




What a magnificent temple it is - The Raghunath Temple @ Jammu.   Though the main deity is Lord Rama and his parivar, it has all Gods Sannidhis too.  The priest takes time to explain about the temple depsite the crowd that is present there.  They also allow the devotees to take photographs of the murti, while prevent anyone taking selfies.  It is a huge temple with separate sannidhis for the Gods.   And the important thing is that it is believed that there is 1 crore Saligraman in this temple.   Room after room on the pathway there are thousands of saligramam in each room.   There is a a huge beautiful Spatike Lingam behind which is Nataraja idol.  So surprising to see the Statue of Nataraja in a North Indian temple.    This is in the main market area of the Jammu city and is easily accessable by car, auto, etc.  Despite the crowd, the temple being big, it becomes easy to have darhsan at every sannandhi.



























History


During the reign of the rulers of Jammu Shivaliks, after 1765, there was a spurt in temple building activity in Jammu area, which continued during the early period of the 19th century. The rulers built spiral shaped temples with brick and crowned each tower with bright Kalashas in the shape of shikhara (rising tower). One such temple complex was started in 1822 (1835 is also mentioned) by Gulab Singh, the ruler of Jammu and was dedicated to his guru Baba Prem Das. Its construction was completed in 1860 by his son Maharaja Ranbir Singh. However, according to an inscription in Brahmic script (Takri) at the entrance of the temple, Gulab Singh and his brother Dhyan Singh are credited with building the temple in 1827 in honour of Mahant Jagannath


 

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