Bhandarkoot (also spelt as Bandarkoot) is a village in the

Kishtwar district Kishtwar district is an administrative district of the Jammu division of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir of the disputed Kashmir region.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the ...

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in India. The village is located from Kishtwar town on Kishtwar-Sinthan-Anantnag road. Bhandarkoot is known for Bhandarkoot Ziyarat, a holy shrine of Hazrat Sheikh Zain-ud-din Rishi. At Bhandarkoot is the junction of the Marusudar, a river tributary which joins the

Chenab river The Chenab River is a major river in India and Pakistan, and is one of the 5 major rivers of the Punjab region. It is formed by the union of two headwaters, the Chandra and Bhaga, which rise in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul region of Hima ...

at this place.

Marusudar River

Marusudar River Marusudar river or Maru Sudar river is the largest tributary, river tributary of the Chenab River, beginning at the Nunkun glacier of the Warwan Valley and joining the Chenab at Bhandarkoot in the Kishtwar district. As of 2021, 1000MW Pakal Dul Da ...

is the river tributary of the

Chenab River The Chenab River is a major river in India and Pakistan, and is one of the 5 major rivers of the Punjab region. It is formed by the union of two headwaters, the Chandra and Bhaga, which rise in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul region of Hima ...

, beginning at the Nunkun glacier of the

Warwan Valley The Warwan Valley is a Himalayas, Himalayan sub-valley and a tehsil in Kishtwar District in the Jammu division in States and union territories of India, union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir in India. The Val ...

and later joins the river Chenab at Bhandarkoot. It is long and the largest river tributary to the Chenab river.

Bhandarkoot Astaan

At Bhandarkoot, a holy

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or Astaan of the saint "Shah Zain-ud-Din" is located on the left bank of the

. At this ''astaan'' cocks and sheep are sacrificed to seek the saint's blessings by the

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as well as

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communities.

References

{{reflist Villages in Kishtwar district