Raghunath Mandir
Raghunath Temple is a Hindu temple located in Jammu in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
It consists of a complex of seven Hindu shrines.
Raghunath Temple was constructed by the first Dogra ruler Maharaja Gulab Singh in the year 1835 and later his son Maharaja Ranbir Singh got it completed in the year 1860 During Dogra rule.
The temple has many gods in its complex of shrines, but the presiding deity is Rama – also known as Raghunath, an Avatar of Vishnu.
All the spiral-shaped towers have gold plated spires.
The temple premises include a school and a library that preserves over 6,000 manuscripts in many Indian languages, with a notable collection of Sarada script Sanskrit manuscripts.
The temple complex is located in the old part of the Jammu city north of River Tawi.
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