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

Sakta (Amman) · Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Jwalamukhi Devi Temple

Jwalaji, worshipped as nine natural flames with no image

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The temple in short

Deity
Jwalaji, worshipped as nine natural flames with no image
Where
Kangra, Himachal Pradesh · 31.88N 76.32E
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
Sevvai Ketu
Visited for
A Shakti Peetha where the Devi is fire itself; Akbar’s failed attempt to douse the flames is still told here. Both Navaratris are its seasons.
Kept for Mars and Ketu, 2 of the nine grahas a temple can be visited for.

Where it is

Jwalamukhi 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.