Temples of District Kangra || Religious Places in district Kangra || Main temples in the district Kangra
Kangra: Kangra district is the home of temples and forts. Among the most visited temples are Brajeshwari Devi, Jawalaji, and Chamunda.
Here is the list and some details of temples in the district Kangra
Jawalaji temple :
- It is located in Jawalaji the district of Kangra
- Jwala Ji is a Devi Temple Dedicated to the “GODDESS OF LIGHT”
Bajreshwari ( Vajreshwari ) Mata temple:
- Bajreshwari temple is located in the town of Kangra
- Bajreshwari temple is one of the 51 shakti Pithas
- In 1905 the temple was destroyed by a powerful earthquake and was subsequently rebuilt by the government.
- Bajreshwari ( Bajreshwari ) temple was destroyed by the Mahmud Ghaznavi
Masrur Rock Cut Temple :
- The Masrur Temples also referred to as Masroor Temples or Rock-cut Temples at Masrur
- It is an early 8th-century complex of rock-cut Hindu temples in the Kangra Valley of Beas River in Himachal Pradesh
- It is built in Nagar Style
- It is a group of 15 temples
- Masrur rock-cut temple is known as "Ellora of Himachal"
Baijnath Temple ( Vaidyanath Temple ):
- Baijnath temple is located in Baijnath in district Kangra.
- Baijnath temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva as Vaidyanath " the Lord of Physicians".
- Baijnath Temple is constructed by Ahuka and Manyuka
Bhagsunath Temple (Bhagsu Nag Temple):
- Bhagsunath Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva
- situated around 2 km from McLeodganj Bazaar Dharmshala in district Kangra.
Bagalamukhi Temple:
- Bagalamukhi or Bagala is one of the 10 mahavidyas (great knowledge goddesses) in Hinduism
- The temple of Bagalamukhi is found at the doorway of Kotla Fort close to Kangra
Laxmi Narayan Temple:
- Laxmi Narayan Temple is built by Raja Sansar Chand in Alampur district Kangra
Brijraj ( Vrijraj ) bihari temple:
- Vrijraj bihari temple is built by Raja Basu in Nurpur district Kangra.
Kaleshwar Temple:
- The structure is about 400 years old and is said to be have been started by the Pandavas and it was then continued by the Katoch Dynasty
Ashapuri Temple:
- Ashapuri Temple is located at the top of the hill in tehsil Palampur District Kangra Himachal Pradesh
Bathu temples:
- known locally as Bathu ki Ladi
- is a cluster of temples in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh
- Bathu temple is dedicated to goddess Parvati and Lord Shiva.
- These temples were submerged in Maharana Pratap Sagar, a reservoir created by the Pong dam in the early 1970s
