RANBIRESHWAR TEMPLERanbireshwar Temple is an important ancient temple in the city of Jammu. It is ideally located in Shalimar Road near new secretariat of Jammu and Kashmir. This magnificent temple was built by Maharaja Ranbir Singh, one of the rulers from Dogra Kingdom. The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and with an 8 feet Shiva lingam in its sanctum, it is considered to be one of the larger Shiva temples of Northern India. Apart from main lingam, there are around 1.25 lakh dwarf Shiva lingams of crystal available in its gallery. Paintings of Ganesh and Kartikeya are also available in one of the galleries of the temple. Devotees visit the temple during morning and evening prayer when aartis were being performed. On special occasions like Shivratri, the temple is thronged with large number of devotees.
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