Mahamaya Temple Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu rightly deserves the sobriquet “City of Temples.” It consists of a large number of temples thronged by a vast number of pilgrims at different times of the year. As a result, temple towers dominate its skyline. Mahamaya Temple in Jammu is one such temple crowded 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 in Jammu.
Legend of Mahayana Temple
One 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. This brave woman who gave her life defending her homeland is honored in the temple motherland.
According to popular legend, about fourteen centuries ago, she opposed the foreign attackers and valian