Bathu Temples, Himachal Pradesh
Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh
Bathu temples, known locally as Bathu ki ladi, is a cluster of temples in the Kangra district of Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, with the main temple dedicated to goddess Parvati and Lord Shiva. These temples were submerged in Maharana Pratap Sagar, a reservoir created by Pong dam in the early 1970s. Since then, these temples are only accessible from May to June when the water level decreases.
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Where it is
Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Batala Junction railway station (BAT), about 100 km by road.
- By air: Gaggal Airport (DHM), about 35 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Mata Shri Chintpurni Temple – Chintpurni, Amb tehsil, Una district (about 3 km from Bharwain) (about 35 km)
- Jwala Ji (Jwalamukhi) Temple – Jawalamukhi, Kangra district (about 45 km)
- Chamunda Devi Temple (Chamunda Nandikeshwar Dham) – Padar (Dadh) village, on the Baner river, Kangra district, near Dharamshala and Palampur (about 51 km)
- Shri Naina Devi Ji Temple – Hilltop above Anandpur Sahib, Bilaspur district (on the Punjab border) (about 121 km)
- Shri Durgiana Mandir (Shri Durgiana Tirath), Amritsar – Outside Hathi Gate, Goal Bagh, Amritsar (about 146 km)
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