Jammu is the
Duggar land where the past still has a living presence.
It is the land of grand ancient temples,
beautiful palaces, forts,
forests and powerful
ziarats, all nestling in the
foothills of the Himalayas.
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Climate
Jammu is a pleasant and
cool area with a subtropical
climate. Summers are dry
and hot while
winters are cold.
Temperatures can soar up to 45 deg. Celsius
in summer and dip down to around 0 deg. Celsius in winter.
Language
The main languages are
Dogri, Hindi, English (in tourist spots),
Urdu, Kashmiri and Punjabi.
Places to
visit in and around Jammu are temples and
shrines including the magnificent
Raghunath Mandir Complex (containing
representations of almost entire Hindu pantheon and housing a
rich collection of ancient texts and
manuscripts), Bawey Wali
Mata Temple, Peer Kho cave temple, Peer
Mitha shrine, Panchbakhtar temple and
Ranbireshwar temple; forts and
palaces including the Bahu
Fort and Amar Mahal Palace
.
There are
two charmingly contradictory aspects to the city that you can
see while shopping - in the crowded streets
of an old bazaar, among the
age-old dry fruit shops, you'll find
designer boutiques displaying the very latest
in fashion and fashion
accessories.
The main
bazaars, Vir Marg,
Raghunath Bazaar and Hari
Market, are famous for Kashmiri
handicrafts, traditional Dogra
jewellery and dry fruits
(walnuts and almonds). Jammu is also known for the superlative
quality of its basmati rice (long
grained rice commonly used in North India and rarely used in
the South), rajma
(red beans), ampapad (dried and
candied mango peel), anardana (dried
pomegranate seeds) and barfi (milk
sweets). Of course, you cannot miss buying the exquisite
Pashmina shawls and hand-knotted
carpets of silk and
wool.
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