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Bhadarwah

Also known as Bhaderwah, Bhadrawah

Bhadarwah is a town in an upland valley of the Doda district in the Jammu division of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Ruled by local Rajput chiefs, it was for long periods a dependency of Chamba State and later came under the Dogra rulers of Jammu and Kashmir. Its people speak Bhadarwahi, and its temples of the serpent god Vasuki Nag are important local shrines.

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Bhadrawah State

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Bhadarwah. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bhadarwah
MLA: “Bhadarwah.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bhadarwah. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Bhadarwah.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bhadarwah.
Harvard: The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Bhadarwah’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bhadarwah (Accessed: ).

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