Shiva Temples in Himachal Pradesh
The auspicious one, the great yogi, destroyer and regenerator within the Trimurti.
36 Temples dedicated to Shiva in Himachal Pradesh
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Parshuram Temple, Renuka Ji
Parshuram Temple beside Renuka Lake, Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh, honors Lord Parshuram, son of Renuka Devi, completing the Renuka-Parshuram pilgrimage.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.