Mata Bala Sundri Temple Nagri - Kathua

Mata Bala Sundri temple is a historic sacred temple which is located on the outskirts of Parole village. Mata Bala Sundri temple is around 13 kilometers away from the Kathua District. Mata Bala Sundri is also popular as Bala Ji Sundri. The Mata Bala Sundri Temple is covered by a grove of mango trees. According to the mythology, a Brahmin was cutting down the grass and then hit his sickle on a stone that started oozing blood out of it. Later, the mata came into his dream and ordered him to place a stone for worship under the banyan tree. Soon after the stone was considered to be the reincarnation of the sacred goddess and enshrined in the shrine. Several devotees came here during the popular festival of Hindus, Navratri. A big fair was held in this temple during the Navratri Festival. Bus service is also available from the Kathua district to reach Mata Bala Sundri temple.

(Mata Bala Sundri, Kathua)(source- jagran.com)

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NAME OF GODDESS- Mata Bala Sundri

ADDRESS- Nagri-Parole, Jammu and Kashmir, 184151, India

AREA- Airwan, Parole, Khokhial, Saidpur, Kotpunnu.

CITY- Kathua

Kathua District

 KATHUA DISTRICT

Let’s know about the first district of Jammu that is the Kathua District.

(Kathua District)

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Jammu consists of 10 districts in which Kathua district is one of the 10 administrative districts of Jammu. Kathua district is covered with Jammu to the Northwest, the Doda and Udhampur districts to the North, the state of Himachal Pradesh to the East, Punjab to the south, and Pakistan’s working boundary to the West. The homestead of Kathua is diverse, that consists of rich agricultural areas along the Punjab/Kashmir border. Kathua district is separated into 8 blocks- Bani, Barnoti, Basohli, Billawar, Duggan, Ghagwal, Hiranagar, Kathua, and Lohai Malhar. The traditional language which is mainly spoken in the Kathua district is Dogri. Pahari languages are operable in the mountainous area of the East. English, Hindi, and Urdu are the principal languages of Kathua. The total population of the Kathua District is around 59,866.

Kathua is situated at a distance of about 88 km from Jammu. About 2000 years ago, a popular Rajput King, Jodh Singh of the Andotra Dynasty was settled here with his three sons, those three sons founded their own small towns namely, Taraf Tajwal, Taraf Manjali, and Taraf Bhajwal. These three towns were together called Kathai by the local people. Ultimately, Kathai became Kathua.

(Night view of Kathua district)

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The climatic conditions of Kathua are sub-tropical which is similar to the rest of the places of Jammu. Kathua endures cold winters and warm summers. Summer seasons are quite salubrious here and most of the tourists love to visit this city during summers. The summer season commences from April and continues till June. During summers travelers can delight in all the outdoor activities such as sightseeing and trekking.

Kathua district has beautiful gardens and parks, of which one is Dr. K. K. Birla Garden. Kathua city has a garden along with the tributary of Ravi river which is famous for its beauty throughout the Jammu Region. 

(Dr. K.K Birla Garden)(source- Wikipedia)

(Dream park)(source- Wikipedia)

(Atal Setu Bridge on Ravi River)

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Tourists are attracted to the various tourist places where they can relish and make their journey unforgettable. So, the following are the list of the comprehensive famous tourist of attraction in Kathua District-

 1- Bani

2- The Dream

3- Chandel

4- Mata Sundrikote

5- Mata Bala Sundri

6- Airwan Temple

7- Peer Chattershah

8- Gurudwara Singh Sabha

9- Panyalag

10- Sarthal

11- Jodia Di Mata Temple

12- Sukrala Mata Temple

13- Mahabilvakeshwar Temple

14- Chamunda Devi Temple

15- Sanan Ghat

16- Hiranagar

17- Narsingh Ji Temple

18- Shree Anand Ashram

19- Jasrota

20- Asha Purani Mandir

21- Sapt Sarober Mandir

22- Dhoula Vali Mata

23- Billawar

24- Machhedi

25- Bhaddu

26- Mankote

27- Shiv Temple

28- Dhar Mahanpur 

29- Basohli

Basohli is a town of Kathua District which is majorly known for its paintings, memorialized by their artistic eminences and their connoisseur patrons, today Basohli is a metaphor town which is a vigorous, bold, and imaginative artistic style, stylish rich, and unconventional. The painting style is characterized by the vigorous use of primary colors a peculiar facial formula that persists in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries in the foothills of the Western Himalayas in the Jammu and Punjab states.

(Famous painting of Basohli)

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