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Complex of 84 shrines in Bharmour, around 1,400 years old, centred on the Manimahesh temple; linked to the Manimahesh yatra.
The Chaurasi complex in Bharmour, about 60-65 km from Chamba, contains 84 big and small shrines, many of them Shiva lingams, said to honour 84 siddhas. The tallest is the shikhara-style Manimahesh temple at the centre. Tradition dates the complex to the 7th century. Pilgrims on the Manimahesh yatra visit it on the way.
7th century Durga Mahisasuramardini temple in Himachal Pradesh, India
Group of six stone shikhara temples built from the 10th century by Raja Sahil Varman in Chamba town.
Chamba's 1908 museum with Pahari miniatures, Chamba rumal embroidery, carved panels, coins and tribal artefacts.
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.
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.
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.
1852 neo-Gothic Anglican church in deodar forest at Forsyth Ganj, burial place of Viceroy Lord Elgin.