Serene and Scenic the wonder of beauty

Amidst lush green forest of deodar and other pines around 125 kms from Jammu and 19 kms from Patnitop is located Sanasar a wonder of wonders. This picturesque spot is akin to Gulmarg of Kashmir for its enchanting beauty, grandeur and glory where tourists in thousands throng in during peak summer spells for having a sigh of relief away from soaring temperature as well as to enjoy the dazzling natural beauty of this resort.

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Though the road lifeline from Patnitop to Sanasar is rugged and rough and is having surpentine twists and turns, yet the tourist inflow is ever-increasing year after year. The road link calls for improvement for the convenience of tourists influx. Even during winter, the tourists influx is undoubtedly unbridled and the visitors throng in heavy numbers to enjoy and cherish snowfall, when Kud, Patnitop, Batote and the areas in and around the vicinity is heavily snow-capped so much so that the National Highway oft-repeatedly gets blocked.

'Sanasar' is situated around 9500 feet from sea level and is termed as mini-Gulmarg of Kashmir. The pictur-esque spot is lapped all round with mystique of mystiques, bountiful engrossing lush greenery of pines, herbs, shrubs and abundant medicinal plants ranging from micro to macro flora coupled with the rich heritage of other flora and fauna. The natural springs yielding nectar-pious water are roundheads at multihued places. Apart from seenie beauty, the place is a sane-tum sanctorum from time immemorial as the land of 'Nag Rajas’ in and around the vicinity of Sanasar itself et al 'Nag Raja’ of Kasal is of immensive ‘Shakti’ where the visitors as well go for paying obeisance and obtain divine blessing. It is believed with oozing eon-fidence that wishes made before'Nag Raja’ are fulfilled, though the photog-raphy of the temple and that of inside is strictly prohibited. These are mira-cles of ‘Divine Shakties' in the modern age of most advanced Science and ‘Technology (the writer has had his own experience, though not narrate able). At the peak of Patnitop enroute Batote, there is another 'Devsthan’ (Shank Paul Shakti Devta) temple and is having equilising ‘Shakti’.