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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Bimal Nag<br />
| native_name = <br />
| settlement_type = Hill Station<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = [[India]]<br />
| subdivision_type1 = State<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = District<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kishtwar district|Kishtwar]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = Tehsil<br />
| subdivision_name3 = [[Drabshalla]]<br />
| pushpin_map = India Jammu and Kashmir<br />
| pushpin_label_position = center<br />
| pushpin_map_alt = <br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Bimal Nag in Saroor, [[Kishtwar district|Kishtwar]], Jammu and Kashmir, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|33.188615|N|75.889679|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Urdu]]<br />
| demographics_type2 = Languages<br />
| demographics2_title1 = Local<br />
| demographics2_info1 = [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], [[Urdu]], Gojri,Sarrori<br />
| image_skyline =<br />
| image_caption = Bimal Nag meadows in Saroor area of [[Kishtwar District]]<br />
| image_size = 300 px<br />
| elevation_m = <br />
| elevation_footnotes =<br />
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'''Bimal Nag''' is a [[hill station]] situated on a large meadow in the Saroor region of [[Drabshalla]] tehsil in [[Kishtwar district]] in the Indian union territory of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. The area is covered in pine ([[Pinus roxburghii]]). Water has collected from a nearby natural spring to form a small pond in front of the Bimal Nag Temple, an ancient [[Hindu temple]] on the west side of the meadows<ref name="jammu-tourism">{{Cite web|title=Explore Jammu Province|url=http://jammutourism.gov.in/exploreJammu-Kishtwar.html|access-date=7 Jul 2020|publisher=Directorate Of Tourism Jammu}}</ref><ref name="et">{{Cite web |first=Asif Iqbal|last=Naik|title=Successive regimes neglected Jammu region on tourism. front|url=http://www.earlytimes.in/mobile/newsdet.aspx?q=267654|access-date=9 Jul 2020|publisher=Early Times}}</ref> called Bimal Nag.<ref name="de13-02-2020">{{Cite web | first=J. R.|last=Aryan|title=Kishtwar Ignored Beauty|url=https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/kishtwar-ignored-beauty/|publisher=[[Daily Excelsior]]|date=13 Mar 2020|access-date= 9 Jul 2020}}</ref> In 2013, roads were constructed in the area in an effort to increase connectivity in the rural areas of India by the [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways]].<ref name="road">{{Cite news|title=Wani, G.A Mir, Saroori Visits Behota, Lal Draman, Bimal Nag in Doda, Kishtwar|url=https://www.5dariyanews.com/news/7531-Wani-G-A-Mir-Saroori-Visits-Behota-Lal-Draman-Bimal-Nag-in-Doda-Kishtwar|first=Anubhav|last=Suri|location=<br />
[[Doda district|Doda]]|publisher=5 Dariya News|date=12 Oct 2013|access-date=4 July 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Etymology==<br />
[[File:Bimal Nag Pond.jpg|thumb|The pond in front of Bimal Nag Temple]]<br />
The name Bimal Nag is derived from ''Vimal Nag'' - "snake". Snakes are believed to be an incarnation of [[Vishnu]] by Hindus.<ref name="jammu-tourism"/><br />
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==Tourism==<br />
Bimal Nag attracts tourists with its natural vistas and Hindu temples. As of 2020, there is no infrastructure for tourism, such as hotels, guesthouses, and restaurants, but there is a village on the northern border of the meadows. The other side of the meadows are covered with forests.<ref name="KT">{{Cite web | last=Singh | first=Hakim | title=The unchecked deforestation may prove dangerous to Kishtwar hills | url=http://kashmirtimes.com/newsdet.aspx?q=92841 |date = 22 July 2019 | publisher = [[Kashmir Times]] | access-date=10 Jul 2020}}</ref> Like other areas of the Kishtwar district, Bimal Nag has potential for pilgrimage due to its annual yatra.<ref name="yatra">{{Cite web |title=District at a glance|url=https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s317d63b1625c816c22647a73e1482372b/uploads/2016/09/2018033092.pdf|page=9|publisher=Directorate of Economics & Statistics|date=2016|access-date=13 Jul 2020}}</ref> Visitors also come to enjoy ''Bimalnag Premier League'', a cricket tournament, every year.<ref>{{Cite news | title=Bonjwah Young Star lifts BPL trophy | url=https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/bonjwah-young-star-lifts-bpl-trophy/ | date =16 May 2018 | publisher = [[Daily Excelsior]]|access-date=13 Jul 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Route==<br />
The route to Bimal Nag from its nearest airport in [[Jammu]] goes through [[Batote]] via the [[National Highway 144 (India)|National Highway 144]], the [[Chenani-Nashri Tunnel]] and the [[National Highway 244 (India)|National Highway 244]] which is known as [[Batote]] — [[Kishtwar]] National Highway, the latter leads to [[Drabshalla]] which is just {{convert|25|km|mi}} away from [[Kishtwar]]. To reach Bimal Nag, it is necessary to leave the National Highway by a link road known as Drabshalla-Bimal Nag road.<ref name="route">{{Cite web | title=REACH HERE|url=http://mykishtwar.com/reach-here/|website=mykishtwar.com|access-date=15 Jul 2020}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
[[Category:Kishtwar district]]<br />
[[Category:Chenab Valley]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist accommodations in India]]<br />
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