Mamleshwar Temple A very ancient (may be 400 AD) Kashmiri Shiva temple Pahalgam

Mamleshwar Temple
The Mamleshwar Temple at Pahalgam is one of the fascinating monuments which witness lot of tourists from the entire world. It is located at a distance of about a mile from Pahalgam. The Kolahoi stream flows nearby the Mamleshwar Temple. This beautiful temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva, who was also called as Mamalishwara. According to the religious tale in Hindu, Lord Ganesh was placed as doorkeeper. He was ordered not to allow any one to enter inside the temple. This is due to this reason that the temple is also called as Mam Mal, which means “don't go”. People used to come to visit this holy temple from far places too. Adjacent to this temple, one can find another temple which was adorned with gold in the early time of the kings. Pahalgam is 60 kms from Srinagar and 46 kms from Anantnag.