Vishnu Temples in Himachal Pradesh

The preserver of the universe, who descends in ten avatars to restore cosmic order.

8 Temples dedicated to Vishnu in Himachal Pradesh

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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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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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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.

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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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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.

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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 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.

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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.