12 researched sites, each with sourced history, pilgrimage information and the prayers associated with it.
Baijnath Temple, on the banks of the Binwa river in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra valley, is the third of three genuine claimants to the Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga of S…
Bijli Mahadev Temple, at roughly 2,460 m in Kashawri village, Kullu Valley, Himachal Pradesh, is an ancient Shiva shrine believed to be over 1,000 years old, di…
Brajeshwari Devi Temple — also called Vajreshwari, Bajreshwari, or Kangra Devi Temple — in Kangra town, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas, traditionally…
Chamunda Devi Temple, also called Chamunda Nandikeshwar Dham, in Dharamshala Tehsil, Kangra district, is a major Himachal Pradesh Devi temple and Siddha Peetha…
Chintpurni Temple, in Una district, Himachal Pradesh, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas, traditionally marking the spot where Sati's feet fell. The temp…
Jwala Ji Temple, in the town of Jawalamukhi, Kangra district, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas, marking the spot where Sati's tongue is traditionally s…
Kinnaur Kailash is a Himalayan peak in Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, best known for a striking natural rock pillar near its summit, venerated as a self-ma…
Manimahesh Kailash is a Himalayan peak, approximately 5,653 m high, in the Bharmour subdivision of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, part of the Pir Panjal ran…
Naina Devi Temple, on a hilltop in Bilaspur district overlooking Govind Sagar Lake, is one of the classical Shakti Peethas — most sources place it among the 51,…
Himachal Pradesh's five most widely visited Devi temples — **Jwala Ji (Kangra), Chintpurni (Una), Brajeshwari/Vajreshwari Devi** (Kangra), Naina Devi (Bilaspur)…
Shiv Bari Temple, also known as Drona Shiv Mandir, stands amid forest land at Ambota village near Gagret town, Una district, Himachal Pradesh. Local tradition h…
Shrikhand Mahadev, also called Shrikhand Kailash or Shikhar Kailash, is a peak in the Nirmand sub-division of Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, considered an ab…
