Naranag

Naranag
Nara Nag
Naranag Nara Nag
Village
	Naranag, Ganderbal district, J&K, India
	Naranag Naranag
	Coordinates: 34°19′31″N74°56′48″E / 34.32528°N 74.94667°E
Country	India
State	Jammu & Kashmir
Division	Kashmir
District	Ganderbal
CD Block	Kangan
Elevation	2,128 m (6,982 ft)
Languages
• Official	Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal Index Number	191202
Vehicle registration	JK16

Last updated November 02, 2024 • 2 min readFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Naranag or (Nara Nag) is a tourist village ^[3] and ancient Hindu pilgrimage site, near Ganderbal town in the Ganderbal district of the Kashmir Valley in Jammu and Kashmir. Well known for its ancient temple ruins complex, it is located around 16 km from Kangan,^[4] 10 km upstream from the Sind River. Noted for its scenic meadows, lakes and mountains, it is a base camp for trekking to the Mount Haramukh 16,870 ft (5,142 metres) and Gangabal Lake. The village lies at the left bank of the Wangath river, which is a tributary of the Sind River.^[5] Tourism hut at Naranag for any information and assistance tourism officials are available and hut is also provide for accommodation.

Tourism

Naranag Valley Naranag11.jpg — Naranag Valley

The Naranag valley is noted for its scenic meadows.^[6] The village is a base camp for trekkers to the Mount Haramukh, the Gangabal Lake and Satsar (the seven lakes).^[7]^[8] It is also a base for the trekkers to Gadsar Lake, the Vishansar Lake and the Krishansar Lake, though it takes 5 to 7 days of trekking.

There are also many other peaks and alpine meadows around the Naranag Valley. In the winters, Naranag receives heavy snowfall, during which skiing is practiced.^{[ citation needed ]}

Naranag Temple

The Naranag temple is the main attraction for the tourists. It is one of the important archaeological sites of the country.^[9] The site consists of a cluster of temples facing each other at a distance of about 200 meters.^[10] Historians say that the temple is dedicated to Shiva and was built by Lalitaditya Muktapida, of the Kayastha Naga Karkota Dynasty in the 8th century AD. It is believed that the king Awantivarman paid a visit and donated a pedestal for bathing at Bhuteshwar ("Bhutsher").

It is also believed to be dedicated to the ancient Nagas. Hence, the name "Naranag". It was built by the Naga Karkotas, who are said to be Hindu Kashmiri Saraswat Brahmins of the Naga sect, known for their reverence of serpents. They used to stay here and do their sadhanas. According to local belief these structures are built by some supernatural powers called (daya) in local language. These claims are prevalent in native area.

The government has built perimeter walls around the temple ruins to protect it from encroachment. Every year on the eve of pilgrimage to Gangbal lake by Kashmiri Pandits, prayers are offered at the temple complex to kick start the pilgrimage.

Issues

The residents of the village as well as tourists face hardships due to the unavailability of mobile connectivity in the village. Naranag does not have mobile connectivity even after its launch across Jammu and Kashmir in 2003.^[11]

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[OfficialLang-1] "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

[2] "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.

[3] "Trekking !! Naranag , Gangabal Lake and Kangan in kashmir". travbuddy.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2012.

[Thacker,_Spink,_1896-4] A E. Ward (1896). The tourist's and--sportsman's guide to Kashmir and Ladak, &c. Thacker, Spink. p. 70.

[Naranag_nala-5] M. K. Khera; B. D. Sharma; Majid Husain (1991). Energy Problems and Prospects: Studies on Jammu and Kashmir. Concept Publishing Company, 1991. p. 100. ISBN 978-81-7022-035-0.

[6] "Trekking in Kashmir". spectrumtour. Retrieved 13 June 2012.

[7] "Kashmir trekking". jktourism. Archived from the original on 14 May 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.

[Naranag_temple-8] Parvéz Dewân (2004). Parvéz Dewân's Jammû, Kashmîr, and Ladâkh: Kashmîr. Manas Publications, 2004. pp. 140, 259, 260. ISBN 978-81-7049-179-8.

[Naranag_temp-9] Jagdish Saran Sharma (1981). Encyclopaedia Indica, Volume 2. S. Chand, 1981. p. 859.

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