The district covers Samba town and adjoining tehsils: Bari Brahmana, Vijay Pur and Ghagwal.

Historically Samba consisted of 22 towns (also known as Mandi), each headed by a separate family.

An eight day fair is organised in Narsingh and Annapurna Temple in Ghagwal of Samba district of Jammu division.

Thousands of devotees are drawn from neighbouring states of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh and also other parts of Jammu region.

People from hilly areas of Jammu like: Basohli, Doda, Kishtwar, Bani, Dudu Basantgarh put stalls in this fair and sell the handicrafts and woolen items like Pattus, blankets & shawls.

Devotees visit the temple and pay obeisance to the main deity, Bhagwan Narsimha.

Local farmers sow their fields in the name of Bhagwan Narsimha and while harvesting their crops offer a part of it to the temple during this fair.