ATTRACTION IN BY:ARYAN KAPOOR

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MUBARAK MANDI HERITAGE
COMPLEX
It is a royal residence of Dogra kings.
Mubarak Mandi Palace is one of the most attractive tourist sites in Jammu.
Having a history of more than 150 years, the complex has numerous palaces, buildings
and courtyards.
It was a prime place of the kingdom until 1925, when Raja Hari Singh shifted to Hari
Niwas Palace in Jammu.
Gol Ghar a part of this building is now in a state of ruins but still retains its former
grandeur.
One can also visit the Pink Hall that has been transformed into a museum, it is housing
miniature paintings and a gold-plated bow and arrow of Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan.
The architecture is captivating and a blend of Rajasthani, Mughal and European styles.
 MAHA LAKHSMI TEMPLE
PACCA DANGA
The Maha Lakshmi Temple is over 300 years old.
The idols of the Goddess Lakshmi in this temple had originally come from Jaipur over
bullock carts which took six months to reach Jammu from Jaipur.
The Goddess idol is one of a kind in the world with two elephants on the sides sitting
on lotuses.
Danga is a place where people must have used to gather or sit for community
discussions in the evenings or as must have been prevalent in the past days.
Jammu was largely undeveloped 300 years ago and this was probably the only place
which allowed a pucca surface to sit and meet and this is why the name Pacca Danga.
The king of the time thought that since people gather around this place, a temple can be
constructed and this was laid the foundation of Mahalakshmi Temple.
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 Mahalakshmi is the Goddess if wealth and the temple is specially busy around Diwali Time.
 Earlier people would visit the temple in heavy numbers on Fridays, the day of Goddess
Lakshmi but now people visit in good numbers everyday.