Springs in Jammu And Kashmir for JKSSB, JKAS and other UT Exams

Famous Springs (Nags) In Kashmir Region

Verinag Shahabad (ANANTNAG)

Virahnag, or Vernag, is the oldest Sanskrit name.

Nilakunda, or spring of Nila, is named after Nila Nag, son of

KASHYAP RISHI. Mentioned in the text of Kalhana.

The Octagonal stone basin and arcade surrounding it were built by Jahangir in 1620. Jahangir wished to be buried here, but his wife, Nur Jahan, disobeyed his wishes.

Later, a beautiful garden was laid out by Shahjahan.

This spring is known to never dry up or overflow.

Verinag Spring and Mughal Arcade are officially recognized by the Archaeological Survey of India as a monument of national

Importance.

VERAVURTHUR, the major source of river JHELUM. This is why.

Verinag is considered the source of Jhelum. According to a legend, goddess Vitasta (Jhelum) wanted to take rise from this spring, but it happened that when she came, Shiva was staying here, whereupon she had to go back, and then she took her rise from Vithavatur (Vitastatra), a spring about a mile to the north-west of this place.

Virah in Sanskrit means to ‘go back’ and ‘nag’ means a water spring, and, as Vitasta had to go back from this place, it came to be called Virahnag or “Vernag.”

Verinag spring was originally an irregular and shapeless pond, and water oozing out from different places in it spread about and formed a little marsh. The emperor Jahangir built the octagonal tank of sculptured stones around it so that all water could be collected therein.

MARTAND SPRING Mattan(Anantnag)

In a village known as BHAWAN or Martand Tirtha, there lies the Martand Spring.

There are two Sun Temples in this area.

One is the MARTAND TIRTHA TEMPLE, which has two springs.

The other is the 8th-century MARTAND SUN TEMPLE, built by King LALITADITYA and presently in ruins. This is the national monument protected by the archaeological survey of India.

ACHABAL SPRING (Anantnag)

BRENG Valley is the real source of the ACHABAL SPRING.

Most beautiful of Springs, gushes out of SOSANWAR HILL.

The spring is surrounded by a mugal garden. The upper portion of the garden is called ‘bag-e-begum’ developed by Nur Jahan in 1616 AD, renowned as Sahib Abad. There is a hamam.

A masque constructed by Dara Shiko.

Once the pleasure retreat of Empress NUR JAHAN

Kokernag (Anantnag)

Controversies over its names,

One theory said koker means chicken in Kashmiri and nag means spring in Sanskrit.

Another theory is that when the spring gushes out of the woody hill, it divides into channels, which resemble the claw-foot of a hen, hence the name.

Another word is koker, which means fowl, and nag, which means’serpent‘serpent’

Breng Kokernag by Sheikh-ul-Alam,

25 km away from Anantnag via NH 244.

The Beautiful Garden was developed during Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad’s rule.

Largest freshwater spring in Kashmir. Breng Valley is known as the Golden Crown of Kashmir. By the Great Sheikh-ul-Alam, ‘Kokernag bring chu sunsund preng’

Asia’s biggest trout rearing farm, on the western side of Kokernag Garden

Abul Fazl, in his Ain-I Akbar, mentioned that the water of Kokernag satisfies both hunger and thirst and is also a remedy for indigestion.

Chashmashahi (the royal spring)

3rd largest Mughal garden

It was discovered by Rupa Bhawani, who was from the Sahib clan of Kashmir pandits, and the spring was originally called  ‘Chashme Sahibi, later Chashma Shahi.

The garden was built in 1632 AD by Ali Mardan Khan, as per the orders of the Emperor Shah Jahan, as a gift for his eldest son, Dara Shikoh.

Located in the Zabarwan Range, near Raj Bhawan (the governor’s house),.

East of Chashmashahi side is Pari Mahal (fairy palace), built by Dara Shikoh from 1640 to 1654. In 1650, Pari mahal, or peer mahal, was established by Dara Shikoh and used for teaching astrology. He was later killed by his brother Aurangzeb.

The largest Mughal gardens in J&K

1st Shalimar Bagh: JAHANGIR (1619)

2nd Nishat Bagh: Asif Khan (1633)

3rd Chashmashahi:  Ali Mardan Khan, 1632

 

Tullamulla or Kheer Bhawani (Ganderbal) 

Spring changes its colors. ’ kheer refers to milk and rice pudding (sometimes milk goddess).

Mentioned in Kalhana’s Rajtarangini is the Mata Ragni Kund (pond) Ragnya Devi temple.

Swami Rama Tirtha and Sawami Vivekananda visited here.

A unique septagonal spring dedicated to Goddess Kheer Bhawani

Changes its colors, like red, pink, orange, green, blue, white, etc. noted by Abul Fazal and Swami Vivekananda.

Mela Kheer Bhawani in the month of May/June, on which the Goddess changes the colors of the springs water, kheer or rice pudding is offered on Jyeshtha Ashtami.

A black color is a sign of disaster.

Swami Vivekananda, founder of the Rama Krishna Mission, visited Kashmir twice.

It was in 1897

2nd in 1898

Vichar Nag (Srinagar)

The seat of discussion is hence called Vichar Nag.

It gets its name from Shiva Temple, mentioned several times in Rajatarangni’ by Kalhana.

The famous Anchar Lake is close to it.

Famous for its spring and two old Shiva temples. One temple is made of chiseled and dressed devri stones.

Shiva lingam resting in the middle of the big springs (length 430 feet and breadth of 35 feet)

Joining Brooks called ‘Mukhta Pukhri’

Water flows into Lake Anchar.

Sukhnag (Budgam)

‘Spring of Solace’ (initially Sokhanag)

Close to Tosamaidan, Budgam

Kanj Zubji water falls on it.

Major source: the river Ahiji

Further separated into various other springs such as Sona, Maen Kol, Lar Kol, and Mala Kol, also known as ‘deaf and dumb stream’

Its water is used by Beerwah for irrigation.

One of the major tributaries of the River Jhelum

Major streams join it from SukhnagRiver.

Vasakhnag Kulgam

Vasakhnag, also known as Sarsa

The holy spring is the ancient Vasuki Nag pilgrimage of Kashmiri pandits.

Dedicated to Vasak, the satellite of Shiva.

Flows for six months and runs dry for six months.

Alpathar spring or lake

Gulmarg district . of Baramulla

Also known as Frozen Lake, frozen from November to mid-June

Located at Apharwat peak, 4390 mts., the mountain range of Pir Panjal range

Some other springs are

Papusudan Nag, Kothair, and Anantnag

Vishansar Spring; Ganderbal

Famous springs in the Jammu region

Springs of Nagri Parole (Kathua)

In many springs here, people suffering from skin ailments are being cured after having a dip in this spring, believed to be because of the Shakti of Pir Baba, but scientifically, it have a sulfur smell.

AIRWAN or Eravati (Kathua)

9 km from Parole, the most prominent scared place in Shakti.

Khoon-Spring (Udhampur)

Nectar, clear water, and the main temple of Lord Shiva

Sudmahadev’s Spring (Udhampur)

Also named ‘Papnashi Baoli’ 

I believed that a holy dip in this spring washed off one’s sins.

Sudmahadev The annual mela, celebrated in the first week of June, pays obeisance to Lord Shiva’s centuries-old temple.

Kud Spring (Udhuampur)

Also called ‘Swami Wala Spring’

Shiva Temple also exists here.

Kud is famous for ‘desi ghee patisa’

Sanasar Spring (Ramban) 

Sanasar, also called Mini Gulmarg

A spring exists here named ‘Viran Spring’ and an old small temple of chancer ‘Nag Devta’

Tattapani Spring (Kishtwar)

Hot water spring, rice gets boiled when dipped.

Tattapani Spring (Kalakote, Rajouri)

One of the most popular in Jandk

Water is hot, and people come from far and near places to take baths in this spring, which is believed to cure many bone and joint ailments and skin diseases.

Its water contains phosphorus compounds.

Parnala Spring (Bhaderwah)

Blue, greenish water

Chabra Spring (Bhaderwah) 

Gupt Ganga (Bhaderwah)

Underground Ganga

Fish of varied colors are found here.

A prehistoric time of the Mahabharata exists here within the temple, a huge lingam of Lord Shiva. Bhaderwah, also known as Mini Kashmir

Nagon ki bhoomi (the land of snakes)

Pattan Da talab” pond of princess known as Patnitop

Kalakote in Rajouri has deposits of coal, limestone, bauxite, bentonite, and murre (the main source of hydrocarbon).

Kailash Kund (Bhaderwah)

15 km from Bhaderwah is located a mega spring, or, to say, a lake, and is the abode of ‘Vasuki Nag’.

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