Travelling to
Jaipur
Rajasthan
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Shaktipeeth in Kangra town, repeatedly plundered and rebuilt, famous for the butter (Ghrit Mandal) ritual at Makar Sankranti.
The Brajeshwari (Bajreshwari) temple in Kangra town is a Shaktipeeth, said to be where Sati's left breast fell. Its wealth drew repeated raids, including by Mahmud of Ghazni in 1009; the 1905 earthquake destroyed it and it was rebuilt by 1920. At Makar Sankranti the idol is covered in butter for the Ghrit Mandal festival (21 quintals in 2025), which stays for a week before being given to devotees.
Within 1 km of Brajeshwari Devi Temple.
Vast ASI-protected hill fort of the Katoch rulers above Kangra town, ruined by the 1905 earthquake, with a museum near the gate.
a Hindu temple in Himachal Pradesh, Shakti Peetha tirtha
Park in Kangra · hours: 24/7.
Shaktipeeth of Goddess Chhinnamastika in Una district with a gold-plated shrine, reached on foot through a pilgrim bazaar.
early 13th century Shiva temple
Hanuman temple on Shimla's highest hill (about 2,455 m) with a 108-ft Hanuman statue, reached on foot or by ropeway.
1553 pagoda-roofed wooden temple to Hidimba Devi set in a deodar forest above Manali, built over a cave shrine.
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.
Hilltop Shaktipeeth in Bilaspur district near the Punjab border, where Sati's eyes are said to have fallen; ropeway available.
17th-century temple of Lord Raghunath (Rama), Kullu's presiding deity and centre of the Kullu Dussehra.