Annual festival of Goddess Jwala ji in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district was celebrated in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021
Jwala Ji is a Hindu Goddess. Alternative spelling and names for Jwala Ji include Jawala Ji, Jwala Devi and Jwalamukhi Ji.
The physical manifestation of Jwala Ji is always a set of eternal flames, and the term Jwala means flame in Sanskrit and Ji is an honorific used in the Indian subcontinent.
Ancient legends speak of a time when demons lorded over the Himalaya mountains and harassed the gods.
Led by Lord Vishnu, the gods decided to destroy them. They focused their strengths and huge flames rose from the ground. From that fire, a young girl took birth. She is regarded as Adishakti-the first ‘shakti’.
