Travelling to
Jaipur
Rajasthan
Loading…ASI-protected Nagara-style Shiva temple of 1204 CE housing the Vaidyanath lingam, between Palampur and Bir.
Baijnath temple was built in 1204 CE by two merchant brothers, Ahuka and Manyuka, to house the Vaidyanath Shiva lingam. Its stone Nagara shikhara and carved walls make it one of Kangra's finest early temples, and it is protected by the ASI. Many devotees regard it as one of the twelve Jyotirlingas. Mahashivratri brings a large fair.
1553 pagoda-roofed wooden temple to Hidimba Devi set in a deodar forest above Manali, built over a cave shrine.
early 13th century Shiva temple
Shaktipeeth of Goddess Chhinnamastika in Una district with a gold-plated shrine, reached on foot through a pilgrim bazaar.
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.
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.
17th-century temple of Lord Raghunath (Rama), Kullu's presiding deity and centre of the Kullu Dussehra.
Hanuman temple on Kasauli's highest point inside an Air Force Station; ID needed and phones/cameras not allowed.