The Jammu and Kashmir government is developing Chandigam village of Lolab valley in frontier district Kupwara as a major tourist cum pilgrimage destination. 

As part of its initiatives to tap the tourism potential of this picturesque village, the government is continuing infrastructure development in the area. 

“The construction work on a 10-bedroom tourist guest house is in final stage. In this guest house, the tourists can have round the clock boarding and lodging facilities,” Chief Executive Officer Lolab-Bungus-Drangyardi Development Authority, Muhammad Yaseen Lone,said adding the facility would be inaugurated soon. 

He said the possibilities to reopen the Chandigam Temple for Kashmiri Pandits and other devotees were being explored.

Surrounded with lush green Deodar, Pine trees and majestic mountains and having unparalleled scenic beauty, Chandigam has tremendous tourist potential and is amongst the must see places in Lolab.

This historical village has been named after Hindu goddess Chandi Devi. There is a famous Hindu temple in the thick forest area 20-kilometers, away form the district headquarter Kupwara. 

The drive to Chandigam over a recently black topped road, through the orchards, paddy fields, thick green forests and streams is breathtaking. 

In Chandigam, there are two springs. The ‘Chandinag’ spring, which was spread over in an area of one and half Kanal in the forest, has now turned into a marsh. Before 1947, when an excavation was carried out, earthen lamps, pottery associated with rituals were found, confirming the antiquity of the place. The digging also confirmed that springs lie underneath. Locals call this place as Kanzpov.

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