This document provides an overview of the culture of Jammu, India. It discusses the founding of Jammu by Raja Jambu Lochan in the 14th century BC. It describes several important temples in Jammu including the Raghunath Temple, Mubarak Mandi Palace, Shiv Khori Cave, Mata Vaishno Devi, and Peer Khoh Temple. It also discusses the predominant religions of Hinduism, Islam, and Sikhism. The document outlines key aspects of Jammu's culture such as languages, cuisines including rajma chawal and sweets, and folk dances including jagarna and surma. It concludes that Jammu is known for its rich heritage and diversity.

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JAMMU CULTURE
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JAMMU CULTURE

2. Reshav Mahajan

3. JAMMU
JAMMU VIEW…..
Jammu The
City Of
Temples…

4. CULTURE

5. INTRODUCTION…..
• Many historians and locals believe that Jammu was founded by
RAJA JAMBU LOCHAN in the 14th century BC.
• During one of his hunting campaigns, he reached the Tawi River
where he saw a goat and a lion drinking water at the same place.
• Having satisfied their thirst, the animals went their own ways. The
Raja was amazed, abandoned the idea of hunting and returned to his
companions.
• Recounting what he had seen, he exclaimed that this place, where a
lion and a lamb could drink water side by side, was a place of peace
and tranquility.
• The Raja commanded that a palace be built at this place and a city
was founded around it.
• This city became known as JAMBU - NAGAR, which then later
changed into Jammu. Jambu Lochan was the brother of RAJA BAHU
LOCHAN who constructed a fort on the bank of river Tawi.

6. JAMMU also known as Duggardesh.
JAMMU is the largest city in Jammu and the winter capital of
Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu City is also known as "City of Temples" as it has
many temples
The alien races, ethnic groups and various religions have
influenced the cultural ethos and mode of life of the people
of this region

7. CONT….
- Historically been the capital of Jammu
Province The winter capital of the erstwhile
Kashmir State.
-Surrounded by SHIWALIK RANGE to the north,
east and south east while the TRIKUTA RANGE.

8. Jammu is known for its landscape, ancient temples,
Hindushrines, Mubarak Mandi Palace, Amar Mahal Palace (a
castle type) now a Museum, gardens and forts. Hindu holy
shrines of Amarnath (which actually lies in Kashmir) and Vaishno
Devi attracts tens of thousands of Hindu devotees every year.
Jammu's beautiful natural landscape has made it one of the most
favoured destinations for adventure tourism in South Asia.
Jammu's historic monuments feature a unique blend of Islamic
and Hindu architecture styles.
PLACES OF ATTRACTION…..

9. • AMAR MAHAL is situated on the right bank of the
TAWI RIVER , on a bend of the river, in Jammu.
• It has now been converted into a Museum.
• It was built in the nineteenth century for RAJA
AMAR SINGH, A DOGRA KING.
• The palace was donated to the HARI-TARA
CHARITABLE TRUST by DR. KARAN SINGH for use
as a museum.
• The palace was the last official residence of the
DOGRA RAJAS , SURYAVANSHI RAJPUT stand a
large collection of portraits of the royal family are
also on display in the Museum

10. MUBARAK MANDI PALACE…

11. • MUBARAK MANDI is a palace in Jammu, India. The
palace was the royal residence of the maharaja of
Jammu and Kashmir from the DOGRA DYNASTY. It
was their main seat till 1925 when maharaja Hari
Singh moved to the Hari Niwas Palace in the
northern part of Jammu. The palace is located in
the heart of the old walled city of Jammu and
overlooks the Tawi river
• The complex includes various buildings and palaces
like the darbar hall complex, the pink palace, royal
courts buildings, gol ghar complex, nawa mahal,
rani charak palace, hawa mahal, and the sheesh
mahal.

12. LANGUAGES OF JAMMU
REGION……

13. - It is the most powerful means of
Communication
- Vehicle of expression of cultural values
Aspirations
- Instrument of conserving culture.
- As such language is an important means to acquire
and preserve identity of a particular group or
community.
LANGUAGE……

14. DOGRI
“Tundaa sabda swagat ae”
LANGUAGE MOSTLY SPOKEN
IN JAMMU REGION

15. DOGRI belongs to the Indo-European family of
languages in India and is derived from SAURASENI
PRAKRIT. With the passage of time, DOGRI has
gradually absorbed a large number of Arabic,
Persian and English words.
DOGRI speakers are called Dogras, and the Dogri-
speaking region is called Duggar. Dogri is a
member of the Western Pahari Group of
languages.

16. RELIGION…

17. RELIGION….
Ethnically, Jammu is largely Dogra , which group
constitutes approximately 67% of the population ,
most of them being Hindus and Sikhs
Jammu is the only region in the state of Jammu and
Kashmir that has a Hindu majority population – 65%
of Jammu's population practice Hinduism, 30%
practice Islam and most of the remainder are
Sikhs.Most of Jammu's Hindus are Dogras, Kashmiri
Pandits, migrants from Koti and Mirpur and Punjabi
Hindus.

18. 65%
30%
5%
hinduism
islamism
sikhism

19. JAMMU IS ALSO KNOWN AS” CITY OF
TEMPLES”
ABOUT 2.7 MILLION POPULATION
PRACTICE HINDUISM
The region of Jammu and Kashmir is
most holy and sacred for Hindu
people as it has many famous
temples
HINDUISM….

20. Situated in the heart of the city and surrounded
by a group of other temples, this temple,
dedicated to Lord Rama
Work on the temple was started by Maharaja
Gulab Singh, founder of the Kingdom of Jammu
and Kashmir in 1835 AD and was completed by
his son Maharaja Ranbir Singh 1860 AD.
Inner walls of the main temple are covered
with gold sheet on three sides
The surrounding Temples are dedicated to
various Gods and Goddesses connected with
the epic Ramayana.
RAGHUNATH TEMPLE….

21. SHIV KHORI CAVE…..
Situated in District Reasi of
Jammu and Kashmir state.
Depicts the natural formation
of shivlingum
One of the most venerated cave
shrines of Lord Shiva in the
region.
The Holy cave is approx.
200 m long, 1 m wide and
2-3 m high.

22. Most popular pilgrim destinations for
Hindus the world over as it is the
base camp for the pilgrimage to the
Holy shrine of Shri Mata Vaishnodevi
ji in the famed Trikuta Mountains in
the Shivalik Range.
Visited by nearly 8 million pilgrims
the Holy cave of Mata Vaishno Devi
is at a distance of 13 kms from
Katra.
Helicopter Services also operate
between Jammu to Katra and Katra
to Sanjhi Chhat daily.
MATA VAISHNO DEVI…..

23. This is perhaps the oldest fort and edifice in the
city. Constructed originally by Raja Bahulochan
over 3000 years ago.
Dedicated to Goddess Kali inside the fort
popularly known as Bave wali Mata
One can really imagine; on looking at the fort;
the wars fought, the invasions prevented and
even the grandeur of the Royal families.
Today the fort is surrounded with beautiful
terraced garden which is favourite picnic spot
of the city folk. It has waterfalls, flowers and big
trees
BAVE WALI MATA…

24. Peer Khoh Temple is dedicated to
Lord Shiva.
There is a Shiva Lingam - Har Har
Mahadev formed naturally in the
cave; neither its antiquity nor its
cause is known.
The cave leads underground to
many other cave shrines and even
out of the country.
PEER KHOH TEMPLE…….

25. Located in the village Machel, Distt Kishtwar,
Jammu Region.
The place is about 290KM from Jammu. During
'Chhadi Yatra', thousands of people visit the
shrine.
It takes approximately 10 hours by road from
Jammu to Gulabgarh. The Gulabgarh is the base
camp. From Gulabgarh, the foot journey starts,
that is 32 km. Usually people take 2 days to
reach the shrine by foot.
Many people organizes roadside 'langers' (free
food points) on the way to the Gulabgarh.
MACHEL MATA…….

26. There are certain important
Muslim Shrines as well:
Durgah of Peer Budhan Ali Shah
Shahdra Sharief
Jamia Masjid, Talab Khatikan.
Jamia Masjid, Ustad Mohalla.
Jamia Masjid, Gole Market.
Ibrahim Masjid, Wazarat Road.
ISLAMISM…….

27. It is known as one of the sacred mosques
in india.
It is situated at three different places in
jammu:
JAMIA MASJID, GOLE MARKET
JAMIA MASJID, USTAD MOHALLA
JAMIA MASJID, TALAB KHATIKAN
JAMIA MASJID…..

28. It is said that if the Bawey
Wali Mata is the presiding
deity of Jammu, the
‘durgah’ of Peer Budhan Ali
Shah or Peer Baba as it is
known, is the shrine that
protects the people of this
city from mishaps and evil
spirits.
DURGAH OF PEER…
BUDHAN ALI SHAH

29. • It is another famous Muslim shrine in Jammu.
• Peer Mitha was a contemporary of Ajaib Dev and
Ghareeb Nath - both saints were famous for their
prophecies and miracles.
• ‘Mitha’means ‘the sweet one’, for the Peer would
accept nothing more than a pinch of sugar in offering
from his devotees.
PEER MITHA ….

30. Sunder singh gurudwara, gurudwara road
Tali sahib gurudwara, talab tillo
Maharani chand kaur gurudwara, below
gumat
Gurudwara singh sabha, n. nagar
Kalgidhar gurudwara, rehari
Singh sabha gurudwara, raghunath
bazaar
There are certain important
GURUDWARAS as well:
SIKHISM…..

31. Garrison Church, Satwari, jammu
St. Paul’s Church, Wazarat road
St. Peter’s Church, Christian Colony .
CHRISTANITY….

32. CUISINES….

33. Jammu Is known for its temples and
cuisines. The Food is rich in Aroma and
Flavours and presents a varied banquet
of delicacies in vegetarian and non-
vegetarian food.
CUISINES…..

34. RAJMA CHAWAL….

35. RAJMA CHAWAL….
• Rajma chawal had already wowed India. The
flavored Jammu Rajma is the specialty of the
region.
• Peerah, a few km ahead of Batote, there are
many dhabas who serve rajma, boiled rice /
chawal and mixed with pure desi ghee round
the clock on the Jammu - Srinagar Highway a
renowned stop for the Rajma -Chawal.

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37. PARANTHA’S…
Parantha’s can be taken in the breakfast with
mango pickles or other types of pickles.
These are of different types:-
Aloo parantha.
Mulli parantha.
Methi parantha. etc.

38. KULCHA’ S…

39. KULCHA'S…
Kulcha’s are basically of two types:-
Kalarhi Kulcha:-Nandini is famous for renowned
Kalarhi or cottage cheese raw as well as cooked.
The Kalarhi is a form of rancid cheese in which
butter is not drained out.
Chana Kulcha:-these can be seen everywhere on
cycles in the streets. These are very economical.

40. GULGULE…

41. Gulgule are mainly found at lakhanpur national
highways.
These are served with Mulli ki chatni on leaves.
GULGULE….

42. KACHALU…

43. KACHALU…..
Kachalu chat is the freshly prepared snack mixed
with spice, and referred as tangy sour sweet
evening snacks available in all shopping centers.
The high carbohydrate content diet supplements
the various vitamins in the form of Imli or
tamarind as natural source of vitamin C .

44. SWEETS…

45. PATEESA…
• KUD on NHIA is famous for pateesa, a yellow sweet also known as
SOHANPARI, the besan turned into a fibrous cake pieces in pure desi
ghee.

46. MILK CAKE….
The milk cake of Samba is a thick, white lump of
sweetened condensed milk, heated to brown core
in the centre producing milk granules as its specialty

47. SUND....
The name sund in its own doesn’t sounds so much
interesting in the sweets category. But the sweet
has a healthy magic in itself.
It is mixture of different dry fruits.

48. In Jammu every Marriage is considered incomplete
without the sweet gulab jamun, a very tastier sweet
preferred by every age group.
Gulab jamun tastes very best when it is served very hot.

49. DANCE…..

50. DANCE…
The land of DOGRAS has some beautiful folk
dances and folk music that originated in its
lap and were developed by the graceful
women of “ Duggar “ to divert themselves
from the long spell of separation from their
soldier husbands and brothers, that eco their
feelings of separation and the yearning for
reunion with the beloved.

51. FOLK DANCES….
• Jagarna: marriage cum dance form ;
elements of theatre.
• Surma: reveals the anguish of a newly
married girl whose husband is away in
army.
• Keekli: simple and entertaining dance
; no instrument is used; girls perform
this dance by holding each others
opposite hands and rotate themselves
in a balanced way.
• Dogri bhangra: the most joyful form of
dance; depicts the contentment of
the people

52. FOLK DANCES…
• Kud: Kud is basically a ritual
dance performed in honour of
Lok Devatas. This is a kind of
thanks-giving ritual based dance
performed mostly during nights.
• GEETRU: is a dance-song of
Dogra Pahari region of Jammu
being performed on the
occasion of feasts, festivals and
marriages by the rural folk
parties of this region.

53. FOLK SONGS….
• Ceremonial songs : sung at the birth of a
infant; sung at the marriage of son; sung at
karvachoath examples-ghodi, sithni, suhaag.
• Festival songs : songs sung at festivals like
lohri , navrataras etc
• Religious songs : sung in jagratas ,satsang etc
examples- bhajan,bhenta,aarti

54. Cont….
• Seasonal songs: these are shinja , dholru and ritidiyaan.
• Play songs: connected with children and their plays
• Lullabies songs: popularly known as loriyaan…; sung by the
ladies ,especially mothers to make their infant sleep.
• Love songs: are of two types meeting and parting songs;
example- sajjan and sajjani etc
• Miscellaneous songs: these songs contain the feelings of
every human being love ,hatered, affection ,anger
• Publicity songs: these songs contain some propaganda and
publicity regarding the current issues like small savings
,literacy ,family planning etc.

55. Jammu well known as city of temples
provides an incredible range of culture &
rich heritage which differentiate it from
other regions of the state . Jammuities
also known as “khand meethe dogre” are
known for their hospitality , unity & hard
working nature.
CONCLUSION…

56. “ jammuities

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