The village of Kothier is situated two miles above Achabal, a little off the Achabal-Kishtwar road. The name is inferred from Kapatesvara which is a constriction of Papasudana-Kapatesvara, a moniker of Shiva to whom the spring here is sacrosanct.
In past, for many centuries this place enjoyed great credit for holiness. King Bhoja of Malwa, who was the current king of