Trip to Zeethyar Temple, Srinagar Zeestha Devi temple at Zeethyar ( Zeeth'yar/Jaishthethwar Shrine) in interior Srinagar at the foothills of Zabarwan mountain range. Earlier, one had to trek to this far off spot. But, now one can easily drive right up to the steps that lead to it. Unlike, Khir Bhawani spring, the water here is stagnant and needs to be cleaned frequently. And unlike Khir Bhawani Shrine and like the Chakrishwar temple atop Hari Parbat , meat -(particularly tcharvan (fried Liver) with Taher(turmeric yellowed rice) , can be consumed here.
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Trip to Zeethyar Temple, Srinagar
Zeestha Devi temple at Zeethyar ( Zeeth'yar/Jaishthethwar Shrine) in interior
Srinagar at the foothills of Zabarwan mountain range. Earlier, one had to trek to
this far off spot. But, now one can easily drive right up to the steps that lead to
it. Unlike, Khir Bhawani spring, the water here is stagnant and needs to be
cleaned frequently. And unlike Khir Bhawani Shrine and like the Chakrishwar
temple atop Hari Parbat, meat -(particularly tcharvan (fried Liver) with
Taher(turmeric yellowed rice), can be consumed here.
Zeestha Devi. A lot of pandit families used to take Taher-charvan here.
Government, circumventing few rules, on the initiative of a few pandit high
officers, has recently built beautiful guesthouses on the slopes surrounding the
temple.These guest houses are run by a trust. When I visited the place, it being a
hindu, Indian tourist season - Summer, there were also a few non-kashmiri
vendors selling Kehwa and frying thin Luchis in oil.
Shiv temple at Zeethyar against the back drop of Zabarwan hills.
A dense forest covers the nearby slopes and is home to a number of wild