Temples in Kinnaur
A high-Himalayan district on the Indo-Tibet border known for its distinctive kuldevta/nag-devta folk-religion tradition alongside mainstream Hindu and Tibetan Buddhist worship — home to Kamru Fort's Badri Vishal temple (the ancient Bushahr capital), the natural rock Shivling of Kinner Kailash, the 11th-century Nako Gompa near the Tibet border, and dozens of village guardian-deity shrines across the Sangla, Kalpa and Hangrang valleys.
By Deity in Kinnaur
33 Temples in Kinnaur
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Kalpa Monastery
Kalpa Monastery in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, is a Buddhist monastery traditionally linked to translator-monk Rinchen Zangpo's missions.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Laprang Temple, Nesang
Laprang Temple serves the Buddhist community of Nesang village, Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, near the revered Guru Padmasambhava meditation cave.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Rarang Monastery
A working Buddhist monastery for the Kinnauri Buddhist community, known for its annual Cham (mask) dance festival.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.