139:
38:
281:
359:. Legend says that one day Pandavas saw Goddess Durga in their dream in which she told them that she is situated in the Nagarkot village and if they want themselves to be secure they should make a temple for her in that area otherwise they will be destroyed. That same night they made a magnificent temple for her in the Nagarkot village. In 1905 the temple was destroyed by a powerful earthquake and was subsequently rebuilt by the government.
146:
386:, which comes in second week of January, is also celebrated in the temple. Legend says that after killing Mahishasura in the battle, Devi had got some injuries. To heel those injuries Goddess had applied butter on her body, in Nagarkot. Thus to mark this day, the Pindi of Goddess is covered with butter and the festival is celebrated for a week in the temple.
374:
Inside the main area
Goddess Vajreshvari is present in the form of Pindi. The temple also have a small temple of Bhairav. In front of the main temple an idol of Dhayanu Bhagat is also present. He had offered his head to the Goddess at the time of Akbar. The present structure has three tombs in it,
340:. Jnanarnava Tantra mentioned this Shaktipeeth as " Bhrigupuri Shaktipeeth" . According to Brihad Nila Tantra , the goddess of this Shaktipeeth is " Vrajeshwari " . This place was called as Guptapura .
457:
169:
138:
572:
328:
A legend says that after
Goddess Sati sacrificed herself in the honor of Lord Shiva in her father's Yagya. Shiva took her body on his shoulder and started
450:
368:
567:
443:
53:
371:
or drum house and is built similar to the
Bassein fort entrance. The temple is also surrounded by a stone wall like a fort.
430:
420:
425:
336:
divided the body of Sati into 51 parts with his Chakra. The left breast of Sati fell at this spot, thus making it a
541:
162:
410:
506:
313:
209:
305:
289:
249:
105:
577:
37:
511:
8:
531:
431:
https://web.archive.org/web/20110706061531/http://www.kangrapilgrimage.org/devihow.html
421:
https://web.archive.org/web/20110705070958/http://www.kangrapilgrimage.org/vtemple.html
426:
https://web.archive.org/web/20110706061601/http://www.kangrapilgrimage.org/devivd.html
280:
546:
435:
304:
and is 3 km away from both the railway stations of Kangra Mandir and Kangra of
521:
470:
297:
257:
116:
516:
383:
293:
68:
16:
Hindu temple in Kangra, Himachal
Pradesh, India dedicated to goddess Vajreshvari
355:
The original temple is said to have been built by the
Pandavas at the time of
561:
526:
337:
261:
184:
171:
80:
536:
466:
356:
237:
233:
496:
309:
253:
491:
481:
501:
260:. The temple complex has several smaller temples dedicated to other
486:
317:
269:
265:
90:
58:
333:
329:
308:
City. Kangra
Airport is just 9 kilometers from the temple. The
301:
245:
126:
75:
394:
The temple is taken care of by the government of India.
145:
332:. In order to stop him from destroying the world Lord
465:
312:
is situated nearby. Its location on a mountain near
288:The Vajreshwari temple is located in the town of
559:
268:here. The temple is particularly famous for its
451:
573:Buildings and structures in Kangra district
458:
444:
345:कामेश्वरी रतिश्चैव भृगुपुर्यां व्रजेश्वरी
36:
279:
560:
439:
272:, which is celebrated twice a year.
378:
362:
284:Vajreshwari Devi ShaktiPeeth Kangra
13:
14:
589:
568:Hindu temples in Himachal Pradesh
389:
144:
137:
404:
1:
397:
367:The main gate entrance has a
226:Shree Bajreshwari Mata Temple
219:738.33 m (2,422 ft)
264:. There is also a temple of
153:Location in Himachal Pradesh
7:
375:which is unique in itself.
275:
42:Main entrance of the temple
10:
594:
350:
323:
507:Shri Chamunda Devi Mandir
477:
314:Shri Chamunda Devi Mandir
240:dedicated to the goddess
215:
210:Hindu temple architecture
205:
200:
161:
132:
122:
112:
101:
96:
86:
74:
64:
52:
47:
35:
28:
23:
497:Vajreshwari Devi Temple
24:Bajreshwari Mata Temple
492:Chintpurni Devi Temple
348:
285:
163:Geographic coordinates
342:
283:
185:32.10183°N 76.26987°E
108:, Kangra Devi, 176001
542:Sankat Mochan Temple
512:Aadi Himani Chamunda
248:located in the town
532:Hidimba Devi Temple
316:is 16 km from
181: /
286:
230:Kangra Devi Mandir
190:32.10183; 76.26987
555:
554:
482:Naina Devi Temple
270:Navratri festival
223:
222:
585:
522:Bhimakali Temple
471:Himachal Pradesh
460:
453:
446:
437:
436:
413:
411:The Śākta Pīṭhas
408:
379:Temple festivals
363:Temple structure
298:Himachal Pradesh
258:Himachal Pradesh
238:51 Shakti Pithas
196:
195:
193:
192:
191:
186:
182:
179:
178:
177:
174:
148:
147:
141:
117:Himachal Pradesh
40:
21:
20:
593:
592:
588:
587:
586:
584:
583:
582:
558:
557:
556:
551:
517:Baijnath Temple
487:Jwala Ji Temple
473:
464:
417:
416:
409:
405:
400:
392:
384:Makar Sankranti
381:
365:
353:
347:
326:
294:Kangra district
278:
254:Northern Indian
189:
187:
183:
180:
175:
172:
170:
168:
167:
157:
156:
155:
154:
151:
150:
149:
69:Kangra district
43:
31:
17:
12:
11:
5:
591:
581:
580:
575:
570:
553:
552:
550:
549:
544:
539:
534:
529:
524:
519:
514:
509:
504:
499:
494:
489:
484:
478:
475:
474:
463:
462:
455:
448:
440:
434:
433:
428:
423:
415:
414:
402:
401:
399:
396:
391:
390:Administration
388:
380:
377:
364:
361:
352:
349:
343:
325:
322:
277:
274:
228:also known as
221:
220:
217:
213:
212:
207:
203:
202:
198:
197:
165:
159:
158:
152:
143:
142:
136:
135:
134:
133:
130:
129:
124:
120:
119:
114:
110:
109:
103:
99:
98:
94:
93:
88:
84:
83:
78:
72:
71:
66:
62:
61:
56:
50:
49:
45:
44:
41:
33:
32:
29:
26:
25:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
590:
579:
578:Durga temples
576:
574:
571:
569:
566:
565:
563:
548:
545:
543:
540:
538:
535:
533:
530:
528:
527:Bijli Mahadev
525:
523:
520:
518:
515:
513:
510:
508:
505:
503:
500:
498:
495:
493:
490:
488:
485:
483:
480:
479:
476:
472:
468:
467:Hindu Temples
461:
456:
454:
449:
447:
442:
441:
438:
432:
429:
427:
424:
422:
419:
418:
412:
407:
403:
395:
387:
385:
376:
372:
370:
360:
358:
346:
341:
339:
338:Shakti Peetha
335:
331:
321:
319:
315:
311:
307:
303:
299:
295:
291:
282:
273:
271:
267:
263:
262:Hindu deities
259:
255:
251:
247:
246:Goddess Durga
243:
239:
236:, one of the
235:
231:
227:
218:
214:
211:
208:
204:
199:
194:
166:
164:
160:
140:
131:
128:
125:
121:
118:
115:
111:
107:
104:
100:
95:
92:
89:
85:
82:
81:Goddess Durga
79:
77:
73:
70:
67:
63:
60:
57:
55:
51:
46:
39:
34:
27:
22:
19:
537:Jakhu Temple
406:
393:
382:
373:
366:
357:Mahabharatha
354:
344:
327:
287:
244:, a form of
241:
234:Hindu temple
229:
225:
224:
201:Architecture
18:
310:Kangra Fort
242:Vajreshvari
188: /
54:Affiliation
30:Kangra Devi
562:Categories
398:References
369:Nagarkhana
320:(Kangra).
176:76°16′12″E
173:32°06′07″N
547:Kali Bari
502:Trilokpur
256:state of
216:Elevation
87:Festivals
318:Nagarkot
276:Location
266:Bhairava
102:Location
97:Location
91:Navratri
65:District
59:Hinduism
48:Religion
351:History
324:Legends
252:in the
123:Country
334:Vishnu
330:Tandav
306:Kangra
290:Kangra
250:Kangra
106:Kangra
302:India
232:is a
127:India
113:State
76:Deity
206:Type
469:in
564::
300:,
296:,
292:,
459:e
452:t
445:v
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
