SRINAGAR, JUNE 5: Historic Maharani Temple located atop a hillock in the tourist resort of Gulmarg in Jammu Pradesh and was gutted in a blaze early Wednesday, officials said here.
The blaze erupted in the Shiv Temple, which is also known as MahaRani Temple, before dawn. Police assisted by locals put out the fire but could not save the temple, they said.
The cause of fire was not immediately known. The temple was popular among tourists as it has featured in several Bollywood movies, including in the hit song ‘Jai Jai Shiv Shankar’