Travelling to
Jaipur
Rajasthan
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a Hindu temple in Himachal Pradesh, Shakti Peetha tirtha
Within 1 km of Vajreshwari Devi Temple, Kangra.
Vast ASI-protected hill fort of the Katoch rulers above Kangra town, ruined by the 1905 earthquake, with a museum near the gate.
Shaktipeeth in Kangra town, repeatedly plundered and rebuilt, famous for the butter (Ghrit Mandal) ritual at Makar Sankranti.
Park in Kangra · hours: 24/7.
early 13th century Shiva temple
Shaktipeeth of Goddess Chhinnamastika in Una district with a gold-plated shrine, reached on foot through a pilgrim bazaar.
1553 pagoda-roofed wooden temple to Hidimba Devi set in a deodar forest above Manali, built over a cave shrine.
Hanuman temple on Shimla's highest hill (about 2,455 m) with a 108-ft Hanuman statue, reached on foot or by ropeway.
Hilltop Shiva temple above Kullu whose lingam is said to be shattered by lightning and restored with butter; closed in winter.
Hanuman temple on Kasauli's highest point inside an Air Force Station; ID needed and phones/cameras not allowed.
1852 neo-Gothic Anglican church in deodar forest at Forsyth Ganj, burial place of Viceroy Lord Elgin.
Kali temple built in 1845 by a Bengali Brahmin, near the Mall; linked to the goddess Shyamala, from whom Shimla's name is said to come.