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Mahamaya Temple Jammu

Mahamaya temple is a monument for the local heroine of Dogra community, who fought against the foreign invaders and sacrificing her life for the cause nearly 14 centuries ago. The temple is placed such that it overlooks the River Tawi and is opposite the Bahu Fort. The temple is located in a scenic place and the surroundings are picturesque.

Opposite to Bahu Fort in Jammu is the Mahamaya temple. The temple overlooks the River Tawi. The surroundings of the place are such that it makes the temple a scenic place. The picturesque forests are an eye-soothing experience. About fourteen centuries ago a legendry woman (Dogra heroine) opposed the invaders and valiantly confronted them. The temple is dedicated to the same lady. The fact that the lady was not a Hindu goddess but a heroine makes this temple different from the others. People honour her sacrifice and eulogise her. Though it is not a major place of worship, but it attracts tourists in large numbers.

	Jammu rightly deserves the sobriquet "City of Temples". It consists of a large number of temples that are thronged by a huge number of pilgrims at different times of the year. Temple towers dominate its skyline. Mahamaya Temple in Jammu is one such temple which is flocked by devotees who come to offer their prayers. However the Mahamaya Temple is not merely a place of worship, it is one of the foremost tourist attractions of Jammu. One of the distinctive characteristic of the Mahamaya Temple is that its presiding deity is not any famous God of the Hindu Pantheon but Mahamaya, a Dogra heroine. The temple is dedicated to this courageous lady who gave up her life fighting for her motherland. According to popular legend, about fourteen centuries ago, she opposed the foreign attackers and valiantly confronted them. People honor her sacrifice and eulogize her to this day. Her courageous resistance is now a part of the glorious myth of Jammu. And hence not surprisingly an entire temple is dedicated in her honor.
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