Temples of Himachal Pradesh

Devbhumi of the western Himalayas — home to Shimla, Manikaran, Bhimakali and the mountain shaktipeeths of the Sutlej and Beas valleys.

All Temples in Himachal Pradesh (136)

Mandi

Ancient Maa Sheetla Mandir

Ancient Maa Sheetla Mandir, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, honors Sheetla Mata, protector goddess against disease, depicted with a broom and a pot of cooling water.

Mandi

Baba Bhootnath Temple

Baba Bhootnath Temple in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, is the town's spiritual anchor for Shiva worship and hosts the annual Mandi International Shivratri Fair.

Mandi

Baba Maha Mritunjay Shiv Temple

Baba Maha Mritunjay Shiv Temple, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, venerates Shiva's Mahamrityunjaya form, "conqueror of death," in a four-armed seated sanctum image.

Bilaspur

Baba Nahar Singh (Bajiya ji) Temple, Dholra

Baba Nahar Singh Temple in Dholra, Bilaspur, honors a manifest deity (Pratyaksh Devta) invoked for protection and dispute resolution, mainly on Tuesdays.

Bilaspur

Bajrangbali Mandir, Baihna Jatan

Bajrangbali Mandir in Baihna Jatan, Bilaspur, is a village Hanuman shrine drawing devotees for Tuesday and Saturday worship and Hanuman Jayanti.

Kangra

Bhagsunag Temple

Bhagsunag Temple in Kangra, HP, honours the serpent deity Nag Devta alongside Shiva; its healing spring leads on to the nearby Bhagsu Waterfall.

Chamba

Bhalei Mata Temple

Bhalei Mata Temple in Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, honors a local form of Shakti revered by Gaddi and Pahari communities, drawing large Navratri crowds.

Chamba

Bharmani Temple, Bharmour

Bharmani Temple above Bharmour, Chamba, is a Devi shrine on the Manimahesh Yatra trail, a customary halting point above the Chaurasi temple complex.

Shimla

Bhimakali Temple

Bhimakali Temple in Sarahan, Shimla district, is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas, marking where Sati's ears fell, with a striking 8-storey wood-and-stone tower.

Bilaspur

Bhole Nath Shiv Shankar Mandir, Musahan

Bhole Nath Shiv Shankar Mandir is a small village Shiva shrine near Musahan, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, reflecting classic Pahari temple naming.

Sirmaur

Bhureshwar Mahadev Temple

Bhureshwar Mahadev Temple on the Sarahan-Naina Tikkar road, Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh, is a hilltop Shiva shrine with a self-manifested shivling.

Kullu

Bijli Mahadev Temple

Bijli Mahadev Temple, a mountaintop Shiva shrine in Kullu, is famed for its lightning-drawn trishul and the ritual re-fusing of its shattered lingam.

Chamba

Chamunda Devi Mandir, Chamba

Chamunda Devi Mandir, Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, is a hilltop Devi shrine founded by Raja Sahil Varman, offering panoramic views over the Ravi valley.

Kinnaur

Chango Rabgyaling Monastery

Chango Rabgyaling Monastery, Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, is among the last Buddhist sites before the Hangrang valley meets Spiti, central to Chango's faith life.

Kinnaur

Charang Monastery

Charang Monastery in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, is widely regarded as the region's holiest monastery, home to some of its oldest Buddhist murals.

Mandi

Chaturbhuja Mata Temple

Chaturbhuja Mata Temple on a hill near Mandi town honors a four-armed form of Durga, prized for its panoramic views and peaceful setting.

Chamba

Chaurasi Temples, Bharmour

Chaurasi Temples in Bharmour, HP, is a cluster of 84 shrines, reputedly built by 84 resting siddhas, including the ancient wooden Lakshana Devi shrine.

Kinnaur

Cheelai Gonpa, Pooh

Cheelai Gonpa in Pooh, Kinnaur, serves one of the district's most important historic centers of Tibetan Buddhism and its living Buddhist community.

Mandi

Chindi Mata Mandir

Chindi Mata Mandir in Mandi houses an eight-armed stone idol of Chandi/Durga, a regional pilgrimage site for childless couples and the ailing.

Sirmaur

Churdhar Mahadev Temple

Churdhar Mahadev Temple crowns Churdhar peak, the outer Shivalik range's highest point in Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh, reached by an 18-km trek.

Kullu

Dashal Mahadev Temple

Dashal Mahadev Temple in Kullu's remote Dashal village is an ancient Shiva shrine on the Dev Bhumi circuit, among the valley's oldest surviving temples.

Mandi

Dev MahuNag Temple

Dev MahuNag Temple in Tarna's Sanyard area, Mandi, is a folk Nag Devta shrine honoring the serpent deity as village and rain-bringing protector.

Mandi

Dev Mahunag Temple (Mul Mahunag), Bakhari, Karsog

Dev Mahunag Temple in Bakhari, Karsog, Mandi, built in 1664 CE by Raja Shyam Sen, is the Karsog valley's principal Nag Devta shrine for justice pleas.

Kinnaur

Devta Temple, Jangi

Devta Temple in Jangi, Kinnaur, is the village guardian-deity shrine along the Hindustan-Tibet road, a cultural gateway into upper Kinnaur.

Kullu

Gauri Shankar Temple, Dashal (Hallan-i)

Gauri Shankar Temple in Dashal, Kullu, is a celebrated ASI-protected Shiva-Parvati shrine, its stone carving rivaling Bajaura's Vishveshvara temple.

Kullu

Gauri Shankar Temple, Naggar

Gauri Shankar Temple in Naggar, Kullu, an ASI-protected national monument, enshrines Shiva and Parvati within the historic seat of the Kullu Rajas.

Kinnaur

Grange Nag Sherkando Ji Temple

Grange Nag Sherkando Ji Temple near Puje, Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, is a guardian Nag (serpent) devta shrine typical of lower Kinnaur's village worship.

Bilaspur

Gugga Jahar Peer Mandir, Musahan

Gugga Jahar Peer Mandir in Musahan, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, honors the syncretic folk deity Gugga Jahar Peer, worshipped across North India.

Sirmaur

Gurudwara Paonta Sahib Ji

Gurudwara Paonta Sahib Ji on the Yamuna in Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh, marks where Guru Gobind Singh Ji lived for four formative years, 1685-1689.

Kullu

Hidimba Devi Temple

Hidimba Devi Temple, set in a cedar forest above Manali, Kullu, enshrines the Mahabharata's Hidimba and draws vast crowds of pilgrims and tourists.

Kullu

Jagannathi Devi Temple, Bhekhli

Jagannathi Devi Temple in Bhekhli, Kullu, ranks among the valley's oldest Devi shrines, whose blessing opens the Kullu Dussehra Rath Yatra of Raghunath.

Kullu

Jagatsukh Mandir (Sandhya Gayatri Temple)

Jagatsukh Mandir in Kullu, an ASI-protected monument at the valley's ancient capital, showcases early-medieval shikhara stonework and hosts Shivaratri Mela.

Chamba

Jagdamba Temple, Khajjiar

Jagdamba Temple at Khajjiar, Chamba's alpine "Mini Switzerland" meadow, is a well-visited Devi shrine drawing pilgrims and scenery-seeking tourists.

Chamba

Jai Pohlani Mata Temple

Jai Pohlani Mata Temple on the Dainkund ridge near Chamba, HP, is a Devi shrine revered by trekkers as guardian deity of the route to Dainkund Peak.

Kullu

Jamlu Rishi Temple, Malana

Jamlu Rishi Temple in Malana, Kullu, honors the village's supreme deity, whose eleven-member council still runs one of the world's oldest democracies.

Bilaspur

Jawah Pond & Shiva Temple, Joaha

Jawah Pond and Shiva Temple in Joaha, Bilaspur, pairs a village lingam shrine with a sacred kund, the local Pahari term for a small pond.

Bilaspur

Kali Mata Temple, Nakhlera

Kali Mata Temple in Nakhlera, Bilaspur, is a village shrine to Maa Kali worshipped as a regional Himalayan guardian-protector, not Bengal's Tantric form.

Sirmaur

Kalisthan Temple, Nahan

Kalisthan Temple in central Nahan, Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh, is one of the city's oldest Kali shrines, tied to former Sirmaur royal traditions.

Kinnaur

Kalpa Monastery

Kalpa Monastery in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, is a Buddhist monastery traditionally linked to translator-monk Rinchen Zangpo's missions.

Kinnaur

Kamru Fort (Badri Vishal Temple)

Kamru Fort's Badri Vishal Temple in Kinnaur, seat of the Bushahr dynasty, pairs a Vishnu shrine upstairs with a Kamakhya Devi shrine below.

Mandi

Kamrunag Temple

Kamrunag Temple near Mandi, HP, honours Kamru Nag, a folk rain deity, beside a lake where devotees throw gold and silver offerings never retrieved.

Kinnaur

Karu Devta Temple, Dhumti

Karu Devta Temple in Dhumti, Kinnaur, is a remote shrine on the Kinner Kailash trekking circuit, visited by trekkers and locals upholding devta traditions.

Chamba

Khajji Nag Mandir, Khajjiar

Khajji Nag Mandir in Khajjiar, Chamba district, is an ancient wooden shrine to serpent deity Nag Devta, predating the meadow's fame as a tourist spot.

Kinnaur

Khawangi Mandir

Khawangi Mandir serves as the presiding village devta shrine for Khwangi near Reckong Peo, Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, in the region's local-deity tradition.

Mandi

Khua Rani Temple

Khua Rani Temple in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, is a shared Hindu-Buddhist shrine linked to the Tibetan legend of Princess Mandarava.

Kinnaur

Kinner Kailash Shivling

Kinner Kailash Shivling in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, is one of Hinduism's five sacred Kailash peaks, a major Shaivite trekking pilgrimage site.

Kinnaur

Kuldev Narayan Ji Temple, Panwi

Kuldev Narayan Ji Temple, Panwi, Kinnaur, serves as the village's guardian kuldevta shrine to Vishnu, standing beside a Nagin Mata serpent-goddess temple.

Chamba

Laake Wali Mata Mandir

Laake Wali Mata Mandir near Chamba, HP, is a rural Devi shrine serving nearby villages as the presiding deity of the local farming community.

Bilaspur

Lakh Data Temple, Bhajwani

Lakh Data Temple crowns a hill above Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, honoring Shiva as "Lakhdata," giver of wealth, with huge Maha Shivratri crowds.

Chamba

Lakshana Devi Temple, Bharmour

Lakshana Devi Temple in Bharmour, Chamba, dating to around 700 CE, is widely cited as India's oldest surviving wooden temple, with a bronze Durga icon.

Kinnaur

Laprang Temple, Nesang

Laprang Temple serves the Buddhist community of Nesang village, Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, near the revered Guru Padmasambhava meditation cave.

Chamba

Laxmi Narayan Temple

Laxmi Narayan Temple, Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, is the town's oldest shrine complex, six sanctums to Vishnu built around 920 CE by Raja Sahil Varman.

Chamba

Lord Shiva Statue, Khajjiar

The Lord Shiva Statue at Khajjiar, Chamba, is an open-air deodar-forest landmark near Sach Pass, a favorite photo and darshan stop for visitors.

Sirmaur

Maa Bhangayni Mandir

Maa Bhangayni Mandir at Haripurdhar, Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh, honors the goddess believed to have freed her brother Shirgul Mahadev from captivity.

Kinnaur

Maa Chandika Devi Ji Kila, Kalpa

A fort-temple seat of Chandika Devi in Kalpa where she is likewise revered as a seat of justice, with oracles interpreting her will during festivals.

Kinnaur

Maa Chandike Durga Ji Temple, Kothi

Maa Chandike Durga Ji Temple in Kothi, Kinnaur, is revered as kuldevi of many Kinnauri families and historically served as a traditional seat of justice.

Mandi

Maa Hateshwari Devi Temple, Darauda Dhaar

Maa Hateshwari Devi Temple atop Darauda Dhaar near Sundernagar, Mandi, is a trusted hilltop shrine to the goddess of power and knowledge.

Kinnaur

Maa Usha Devi Ji Temple, Nigani

Maa Usha Devi Ji Temple in Nigani, Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, is the kuldevi shrine of the Nichar area, uniquely honored with offered sports trophies.

Kullu

Maa Vaishno Devi Temple (Kullu)

Maa Vaishno Devi Temple in Kullu, on the Beas River near the Manali highway, is an independent 20th-century Devi shrine distinct from Jammu's cave temple.

Mandi

Madhav Rai Temple

Madhav Rai Temple in Mandi enshrines a silver Radha-Krishna idol crowned titular king of Mandi state, long the town's spiritual and political heart.

Mandi

Mahakaleshwar Shiv Temple

Mahakaleshwar Shiv Temple on the Beas riverside at Dubli Ghat, Mandi, honors Shiva's Ujjain Jyotirlinga form in the town known as "Chhoti Kashi."

Sirmaur

Maharishi Markanda Temple

Maharishi Markanda Temple stands in the Markanda riverbed, Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh, with a five-faced shivling at sage Markandeya's ancient ashram.

Sirmaur

MAHASU TEMPLE DRABIL

Mahasu Temple in the heritage village of Drabil, Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh, honors Mahasu Devta, the region's most powerful folk deity.

Mandi

Mahishasurmardini Mata Temple, Dhangsidhar

Mahishasurmardini Mata Temple on Dhangsidhar hill, Mandi, honors Durga's demon-slaying form and offers sweeping views over the Beas valley.

Mandi

Mamleshwar Mahadev Temple

Mamleshwar Mahadev Temple, Karsog valley's leading Shiva shrine, enshrines Shiva, Parvati and the Rudras beside an eternal fire lit by the Pandavas.

Kullu

Manikaran Sahib

Manikaran Sahib in Kullu, HP, is a shared Sikh-Hindu site on the Parvati river's hot springs, with Rama and Krishna temples beside the gurudwara.

Kullu

Manu Temple

Manu Temple in Old Manali, Kullu, marks the legendary meditation site of Sage Manu, one of the few shrines dedicated to the Vedic lawgiver.

Kangra

Masroor Rock-cut Temple

Masroor Rock-cut Temple in Kangra, HP, is an unfinished shrine carved from one rock, its sanctum holding a four-faced Shiva flanked by five other deities.

Kangra

Mata Baglamukhi Temple

Mata Baglamukhi Temple in Kangra, HP, is a Siddha Peeth and among India's three foremost Baglamukhi shrines, sought for victory and protection from harm.

Sirmaur

Mata Balasundri Temple, Jamta

Mata Balasundri Temple in Jamta, Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh, is a historic hilltop Devi shrine linked to 19th-century Gorkha-British battles.

Bilaspur

Mata Shri Naina Devi Ji Mandir, Kalol

Mata Shri Naina Devi Ji Mandir in Kalol, Bilaspur, is a local village shrine distinct from the district's famous hilltop Naina Devi Shaktipeeth.

Mandi

Mata Shyama Kali Temple

Mata Shyama Kali Temple in Mandi, HP, is worshipped as an incarnation of Parvati; local weddings traditionally begin with her blessing.

Kinnaur

Mathi Temple, Chitkul

Mathi Temple in Chitkul, Kinnaur, is revered as guardian goddess of the last inhabited village before the Indo-Tibet border, central to local identity.

Mandi

Murari Devi Temple

Murari Devi Temple, a hilltop Shakti shrine above Sundernagar, Mandi, is revered as kul-devi by local families for mundan rites and cattle protection.

Kullu

Murlidhar Krishna Mandir, Naggar (Thawa)

Murlidhar Krishna Mandir in Naggar, Kullu, is an early-medieval stone Shikhara temple on a hilltop above the Beas, the valley's principal Krishna shrine.

Kinnaur

Nako Monastery

Nako Monastery beside scenic Nako Lake in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, is among the western Himalaya's oldest Buddhist monastic complexes, from the 11th century.

Kinnaur

Narayana Temple, Roghi

Narayana Temple in Roghi village, Kinnaur, is the presiding Vishnu shrine of this Kinnauri hamlet, with views of the Kinner Kailash range.

Chamba

Narsingh Temple, Chamba

Narsingh Temple in Chamba town honors Narasimha, Vishnu's man-lion avatar, standing among the historic stone shrines near Laxmi Narayan and Hari Rai.

Bilaspur

Nersha Mata Temple

Nersha Mata Temple in Bilaspur, a hilltop Devi shrine tied to the former princely state, draws large crowds during Navratri and the annual Sair fair.

Mandi

Panchvaktra Temple

Panchvaktra Temple in Mandi, HP, enshrines a rare five-faced stone image of Shiva, one of only a handful of such Panchvaktra icons in India.

Kinnaur

Pandav Kund and Bhairav Temple, Kothi

A local pilgrimage site combining a Bhairav (Bhairon Baba) shrine with a "kund" (natural spring/pool) traditionally associated with the Pandavas.

Chamba

Param Dham, Shree Ram Sharnam Mandir, Dalhousie

Param Dham Ram Sharnam Mandir on Dalhousie's Upper Bakrota round is a meditation-focused ashram chanting "Om Ram" amid pine-forested hillside views.

Kinnaur

Parkashankres Temple, Powari

Parkashankres Temple, Powari, Kinnaur, marks a site where Shiva is said to have stayed, traditionally a starting point for the Kinner Kailash pilgrimage.

Sirmaur

Parshuram Temple, Renuka Ji

Parshuram Temple beside Renuka Lake, Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh, honors Lord Parshuram, son of Renuka Devi, completing the Renuka-Parshuram pilgrimage.

Sirmaur

Paudiwala Shiv Temple

Paudiwala Shiv Temple near Khajurna, Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh, is known as "Swarg Ki Dusri Seedhi," with a shivling said to grow yearly.

Kinnaur

Rakcham Temple

Serves as the village devta shrine central to local religious and social life in Rakcham, a small Baspa-valley settlement between Sangla and Chitkul.

Kinnaur

Ram Temple, Tangling

Ram Temple in Tangling, Kinnaur, is a small shrine to Rama near the trailhead of the demanding Kinner Kailash Parikrama trek, a stop for pilgrims and trekkers.

Kinnaur

Rarang Monastery

A working Buddhist monastery for the Kinnauri Buddhist community, known for its annual Cham (mask) dance festival.

Mandi

Shani Dev Temple

Shani Dev Temple in Mandi's Khaliar area is the only shrine to the Saturn deity Shani in the locality, drawing devotees for Shani worship.

Chamba

Shani Dev Temple, Chamba

Shani Dev Temple in Chamba, HP, is a local Hardaspur-area shrine drawing devotees each Saturday seeking relief from Shani-related afflictions.

Kullu

Shani Deva Temple, Kharal

Shani Deva Temple in Kharal, Kullu, is a well-known regional shrine to Shani (Saturn), drawing devotees on Saturdays and for Shani dosha remedies.

Kullu

Sheetla Mata Mandir, Kullu

Sheetla Mata Mandir in Kullu honors the folk goddess of protection from disease, drawing locals for marriages, healing vows, and seasonal worship.

Bilaspur

Sheetla Mata Temple, Jangla

Sheetla Mata Temple in Jangla village, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, honors the goddess of healing and smallpox, revered as kuldevi by many local families.

Mandi

Shikari Devi Temple

Shikari Devi Temple near Mandi, HP, has no roof, as local belief holds any built here collapses; the goddess is worshipped in the open amid Himalayan views.

Kullu

Shiv Mandir, Manikaran

Shiv Mandir in Manikaran, Kullu, stands beside the Sikh gurdwara by naturally boiling hot springs on the Parvati River, a rare shared Hindu-Sikh shrine.

Kinnaur

Shiv Mandir, Sangla-Chhitkul Road

A wayside Shiva shrine along the scenic Sangla-Chitkul road, serving travellers, trekkers, and local villagers of the Shobre/Yanang area as a stop for darshan.

Bilaspur

Shiv Puri Dham, Sundhru

Shiv Puri Dham is a small Shiva shrine and ashram-style complex in Sundhru village, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, drawing pilgrims especially on Shivratri.

Bilaspur

Shiv Temple, Khirsi

A small village Shiva temple in Khirsi, a hamlet in the same Ghaniar/Sundhru cluster. The 9-review Google listing suggests a recognisable but very local shrine.

Sirmaur

Shiv Temple, Renuka Ji (Sanyas Ashram)

Shiv Temple inside the Sanyas Ashram at Renuka Ji, Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh, offers a quiet, contemplative alternative to the main Renuka Devi shrine.

Sirmaur

Shiva Temple, Ranital

Shiva Temple on the Ranital reservoir in Nahan, Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh, is known for its striking three-onion-dome architecture by the sarovar.

Kinnaur

Shree Bering Nag Ji Temple, Sangla

Shree Bering Nag Ji Temple in Sangla, Kinnaur, is the guardian serpent-deity shrine of the Baspa valley, central to the annual Fulaich festival.

Kinnaur

Shree Maating Kuldev Ji Temple, Rispa

Functions as the kuldevta (clan/village guardian deity) shrine for Rispa village, central to local social and ritual life.

Kinnaur

Shree Maheshwar Ji Temple, Mebar

Shree Maheshwar Ji Temple in Mebar, Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, centers the village's Shiva worship, paired locally with a neighboring Narayan Ji temple.

Bilaspur

Shree Naina Devi Ji, Sohra-Biyuns

Shree Naina Devi Ji in Sohra-Biyuns hamlet, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, is a village shrine to Naina Devi, serving as kuldevi for surrounding hamlets.

Kinnaur

Shree Tangta Narayan Ji Temple, Lippa

Shree Tangta Narayan Ji Temple in Lippa, Kinnaur, is worshipped by this Drukpa Kagyu Buddhist village as the home of Tangtashu, a pre-Buddhist local devta.

Bilaspur

Shri Badoli Devi Ji Temple

Shri Badoli Devi Ji Temple on a Sivalik hilltop near Gehrwin, Bilaspur, is a mother-goddess shrine drawing devotees for child protection and vows.

Kinnaur

Shri Badri Narayan ji Temple, Batseri

Shri Badri Narayan ji Temple in Batseri, Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, honors Vishnu as Badri Narayan and welcomes pilgrims on the Sangla-Chitkul road.

Kangra

Shri Baijnath Temple

Shri Baijnath Temple in Kangra, HP, is among the valley's oldest Shiva shrines, revered as Vaidyanath's seat and noted for rare Shiva-Parvati carvings.

Kullu

Shri Basheshwar Mahadev Temple (Bishweshwar Temple)

Shri Basheshwar Mahadev Temple in Bajaura, Kullu, is the valley's largest, oldest stone shrine, famed for exquisite 8th-9th century Shiva carvings.

Mandi

Shri Bhimakali Temple, Mandi

Shri Bhimakali Temple sits on the Beas riverbank in Mandi, HP, linked by legend to Krishna's slaying of the demon Banasura, said buried near its gate.

Kangra

Shri Brajeshwari Devi Temple

One of the 51 Shakti Peethas — the left breast of Sati is believed to have fallen here. The goddess is worshipped in aniconic Pindi form as Vajreshwari.

Kangra

Shri Chamunda Devi Mandir

Shri Chamunda Devi Mandir in Kangra, HP, is one of the state's five principal Shakti temples, a rare joint shrine of the goddess with Shiva as Nandikeshwar.

Bilaspur

Shri Gugga Jahar Peer Temple

Shri Gugga Jahar Peer Temple in Bilaspur honors the syncretic folk deity Gugga Pir, whose Barmana fair ranks among India's largest Gugga celebrations.

Mandi

Shri Hanogi Mata Temple

Shri Hanogi Mata Temple on the Mandi-Kullu highway is a popular roadside Shakti shrine where travelers stop for the goddess's protection.

Chamba

Shri Hari Rai Temple, Chamba

Shri Hari Rai Temple, an 11th-century stone Vishnu shrine in Chamba, holds a rare Vaikuntha Chaturmurti bronze blending human, lion and boar faces.

Mandi

Shri Hateshwari Temple, Diargi

Shri Hateshwari Temple in Diargi village near Sundernagar, Mandi, is a village Devi shrine to Maa Hateshwari with a devoted local following.

Mandi

Shri Jagannath Temple, Mandi

Shri Jagannath Temple at Paddal, Mandi, is a Vishnu-Krishna shrine tied by tradition to Puri's idol lineage and central to the Shivratri Fair.

Shimla

Shri Jakhu Hanuman Temple

Shri Jakhu Hanuman Temple crowns Shimla's highest point at 2,455 m with a 33-metre Hanuman statue, marking where he paused carrying the Sanjeevani herb.

Kangra

Shri Jwalamukhi Mata Shaktipeeth

Shri Jwalamukhi Mata Shaktipeeth in Kangra, HP, is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas, uniquely worshipped as eternal blue flames rising from rock, with no idol.

Kinnaur

Shri Kasu Raj Ji Temple, Ribba

Shri Kasu Raj Ji Temple, Ribba, Kinnaur, honors the village's guardian deity, venerated by both Hindu and Buddhist residents in this grape-growing hamlet.

Bilaspur

Shri Mata Naina Devi Ji Shaktipeeth

Shri Mata Naina Devi Ji Shaktipeeth in Bilaspur marks where Sati's eye fell, ranking among the 51 Shakti Peethas and North India's major pilgrimages.

Sirmaur

Shri Mata Renuka Ji Temple

Shri Mata Renuka Ji Temple on Renuka Lake, Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh, honors Renuka, mother of Parashuram, with the lake said to be her very body.

Kinnaur

Shri Narayan Nagin Mata Temple, Kalpa

Shri Narayan Nagin Mata Temple in Kalpa, Kinnaur, pairs Vishnu with serpent goddess Nagini, a hilltop landmark of Hindu-Buddhist syncretism.

Mandi

Shri Parashar Rishi Temple

Shri Parashar Rishi Temple near Mandi, HP, honours sage Parashar as a sacred Pindi stone beside Prashar Lake, famed for its shifting floating island.

Kullu

Shri Raghunath Temple, Kullu

Shri Raghunath Temple in Kullu enshrines Lord Rama as the valley's presiding deity, whose Rath Yatra anchors the famed Kullu Dussehra festival.

Bilaspur

Shri Rukmini Temple and Kund

Shri Rukmini Temple and Kund in Bilaspur's Sivalik Hills is a sacred reservoir honoring a legendary queen's sacrifice, hosting the annual Baishakhi Mela.

Mandi

Shri Sishudatri Simsa Mata Mandir

Sishudatri Simsa Mata Mandir near Ladbharol, Mandi, honors Sharada Devi as "Santan Datri," believed to bless childless couples with offspring.

Mandi

Shri Triloknath Temple, Mandi

Shri Triloknath Temple in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, enshrines a rare three-faced Shiva murti, giving the shrine its name, "Lord of the Three Worlds."

Sirmaur

Shrigul Temple, Rajgarh

Shrigul Temple in Rajgarh, Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh, is a local shrine of the Shirgul Mahadev tradition also seen at the famed Churdhar temple.

Bilaspur

Sidh Baba Balak Nath Temple, Jangla

This cave shrine in Jangla, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, honors Baba Balak Nath, the child-sage form of Shiva, distinct from the famed Deotsidh temple.

Mandi

Sidh Ganpati Temple

Sidh Ganpati Temple, Mandi's principal Ganesha shrine, is known for a rare murti depicted with a serpent coiled around its neck.

Sirmaur

Sri MahaMaya Bala Sundari Temple, Trilokpur

Sri MahaMaya Bala Sundari Temple in Trilokpur, Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh, honors Durga's child form; its pindi was famously found in a bag of salt.

Chamba

Sui Mata Mandir, Chamba

Sui Mata Mandir above Chamba town honors deified Rani Sunayna, whose legendary self-sacrifice brought water to the city, marked by the Sui Mata Mela.

Kinnaur

Tashigang Rong Gompa

A quiet Buddhist monastery serving the high-altitude Hangrang valley villages near Nako, on the historic Sutlej-valley trade and pilgrim route toward Tibet.

Kullu

Tripura Sundari Mandir, Naggar

Tripura Sundari Mandir in Naggar, Kullu, is a three-tiered Kath-Kuni pagoda revered as the Kullu royal family's chosen protector goddess.

Kinnaur

Yulla Kanda (Lord Krishna Temple)

Yulla Kanda Krishna Temple beside a glacial lake in Kinnaur's remote Rora valley is believed to be the world's highest Krishna shrine, busy at Janmashtami.