Mangla Cantonment Mangla Cantonment Mangla Cantonment is an army garrison near Mangla Dam in Jhelum District of Pakistan. The town of Mangla and Mangla dam are located across the Jhelum river in Azad Kashmir. During the construction of Mangla Dam, the area belonging to villages of Baral, Baruti, Thill and Sultanpur was evacuated to build residential colonies and offices. After the departure of foreign contractors and their families in late 1969, the area changed hands from WAPDA to army and finally made a cantonment known as Mangla Cantonment. The famous city of Mirpur is approximately 15 km from Mangla Cantonment. Mangla produces
Mangla Gauri Temple home. There are two minor shrines dedicated to Shiva and images of Mahishasura Mardini, Durga and Dakshina Kali. The temple complex encompasses of temples of Maa Kali, Lord Ganesha, Lord Hanuman and Lord Shiva. Mangla Gauri Temple The Mangla Gauri temple in [Gaya, Bihar] India has been mentioned in Padma Purana, Vayu Purana and Agni Purana and Shri Devi Bhagwat Puraan and Markandey Puraan in other scriptures and tantric works. This temple is among the eighteen maha shaktipeeth. The present temple dates back to 15th century. The shrine is dedicated to Sati or the mother Goddess in the predominantly Vaishnavite