Dashnami Akhara

Shri DashnamiAkharaMandir, located in the town of Poonch, is one of the most popular temples located in the district. During 1760, a well-known religious guru, Swami JawaharGiri Ji, came here. Rustam Khan, who was the emperor of Poonch that time, visited here to pay his tribute to Swami Ji. In his honour, the king added more land at this spot. Swami Ji lived here until he took samadhi, which is a spiritual state of consciousness in 1787. Devotees can see his samadhi, which is in the premises of the temple. Later on, several other gurus came here, including Swami ShamayaNand Ji, a great scholar of Sanskrit, who also began a Sanskrit school in the compound of the temple.