As per the age-old culture related to the annual Amarnath pilgrimage, the holy mace (Chhari Mubarak) of Lord Shiva used to be introduced to the ancient Shankaracharya Temple.
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It is additionally recognised as the Jyoteshwar temple or Pas-Pahar via Buddhists. Persians and Jews name it Bagh-i-sulaiman or the Garden of King Solomon. Persian inscriptions are also determined inside the temple.
It is on the pinnacle of the Shankaracharya Hill (also referred to as Hill of Solomon) on the Zabarwan Mountain in Srinagar, Kashmir.
The temple is regarded as the oldest temple of the valley of Kashmir.
It is dedicated to Lord Shiva The temple is at a peak of 1,000 feet above the undead and overlooks the town of Srinagar.
The temple dates to 200 BC, though the present structure probably dates to the ninth century AD.
It was once visited through and has been due to the fact that it has been associated with him; this is how the temple got the title Shankaracharya.
AnRTIreply from theministry of Environment and foreststo activist K Govindan Namboothiry stated that 474elephantswere electrocuted in the country from 2014 to 2020.
Maximum deaths were reported in 2018 at 81, while the Average was 70 every year until then. As many as 65 elephants died till December 2020 -13 inAssamand 10 inWest Bengal. The maximum number of deaths in these six years was reported in Assam (90), followed by Odisha (73),Tamil Nadu(68) andKarnataka(65).Keralareported 24 elephant deaths during this period.