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An illustration of a north Indian shikhara, standing for Brajeshwari Devi Temple, Kangra

Sakta (Amman) · Himachal Pradesh

Brajeshwari Devi Temple, Kangra

Brajeshwari Devi worshipped as a pindi, the Devi of the old Nagarkot

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The temple in short

Deity
Brajeshwari Devi worshipped as a pindi, the Devi of the old Nagarkot
Where
Himachal Pradesh · 32.10N 76.27E
Usual hours
5 am – 1 pm, 4 pm – 9 pm — hours change with festivals and the season; check before travelling. Were these right when you went?
Grahas
Rahu Sukran
Visited for
A Shakti Peetha sacked again and again for its gold and rebuilt after the 1905 earthquake. The Makar Sankranti mela, when the Devi is covered in ghee for a week, is its day.
Kept for Venus and Rahu, 2 of the nine grahas a temple can be visited for.

Where it is

Brajeshwari Devi Temple, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The dot is the town, to about a kilometre — the gazetteer does not hold the gopuram's own coordinates.

Others within reach

Nearest first, by straight-line distance

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Parihaaram is traditional practice, offered for devotion and peace of mind; it is not a guaranteed cure of any condition. Temple hours change with festivals and the season, so check before travelling.