Vajreshwari Devi Temple, Kangra
Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
The Vajreshwari Devi Temple, also known as Brajeshwari Devi Temple, Bajreshwari Mata Temple, or Kangra Devi Temple, is a Hindu temple in Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, India. It is dedicated to Durga in her fierce form as Vajreshwari, the goddess of the thunderbolt. The temple is one of the 51 sacred Shakta pithas, where it is believed that the left breast of Sati fell to earth.
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Where it is
Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Batala Junction railway station (BAT), about 133 km by road.
- By air: Gaggal Airport (DHM), about 9 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Chamunda Devi Temple (Chamunda Nandikeshwar Dham) – Padar (Dadh) village, on the Baner river, Kangra district, near Dharamshala and Palampur (about 19 km)
- Jwala Ji (Jwalamukhi) Temple – Jawalamukhi, Kangra district (about 32 km)
- Mata Shri Chintpurni Temple – Chintpurni, Amb tehsil, Una district (about 3 km from Bharwain) (about 45 km)
- Shri Naina Devi Ji Temple – Hilltop above Anandpur Sahib, Bilaspur district (on the Punjab border) (about 115 km)
- Shri Durgiana Mandir (Shri Durgiana Tirath), Amritsar – Outside Hathi Gate, Goal Bagh, Amritsar (about 178 km)
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