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Jakhu Temple, Jakhu Temple Shimla, History of Jakhu Temple

June 30, 2018

JAKHOO TEMPLE SHIMLA The Jakhoo Temple is an ancient temple dedicated to Lord Hanuman. It is believed that this temple holds the footprints of Lord Hanuman. It is located on the Jakhoo Hill, which is 2.5 km from the Ridge and offers beautiful views of the Shivalik Mountains and the nearby town of Sanjauli. It is the highest peak in Shimla and gives shelter to countless playful monkeys which can be found waiting to be fed by visitors. The temple has a great mythological tale attached to it dating back to the fierce battle between Lord Rama and Ravana at Lanka. During the course of the battle, Lakshmana, the younger brother of Rama got injured by an arrow of Meghanath, Ravana's son and lost his senses. He could not be cured despite numerous efforts. Then a herb practitioner told Lord Rama that Lakshmana could only be saved by Sanjeevani herb to be brought from Himalayas. Hanuman was entrusted with this life saving task of bringing the herb. W

Kamaksha Devi Temple At Karsog Valley In Mandi HP

June 28, 2018

mata Kamaksha Devi Temple At Karsog Valley In Mandi HP The temple of Kamaksha Devi (Goddess) is situated in district Mandi near Karsog valley at village Kao. Karsog is a great beautiful valley near Shimla and Mandi. It is mainly popular for its temples, nature and local culture. Day by day this place is becoming popular and attraction of tourist. In Karsog valley there are too many orchards of apples and dense trees of deodars and pines. The valley is having facilities like hotels, restaurants, roads and Transport. The distance of this village from main station karsog is about 7 km. The temple of Kamaksha Devi is dedicated to Goddess Durga. It is supposed by the villagers that Goddess durga trounced Demon Mahishasur (a demon in the form of a buffalo) here. The temple looks very attarctive and beautiful having some great pieces of wooden art which is rarely found build by local villagers. It has astonishing woodcarvings of Pagoda style structural design and there is

Amazing 5000 year old Fire Pit of Shiva Temple

June 28, 2018

Five thousand old ancient Mamleshwar Temple, at Karsog,HP Mamleshwar Mahadev Temple:- Another temple that is situated in the Karsog valley is Mamleshwar Mahadev Temple Mamel. Main thing about this temple is that their is a statue of lord Shiva & Parvati in this temple & in other Temple Lord Shiva Statue is in the form of Shiv Ling, but in this temple its different. One more thing is that, this statue is made up of metal whose name is Asht Dhatu. This Temple was made by Pandav’s of Mahabharat, while they were in their exile period. In the temple you can see the ropes of Pandav’s ancient time, the artwork on woods and stones. The temple have a great value local people and others life. So you can receive people always in the temple compound. It is easy to reach this temple from the Local Karsog Bustand. Malel is 4km far from karsog. Apart from that huge sized rope there is an another thing which you may not see anywhere in the world is an grain of wheat whose weight

Chindi Mata Temple karsog / चिंडी माता मंदिर करसोग

June 27, 2018

Chindi Mata Temple karsog / चिंडी माता मंदिर करसोग शिमला से करसोग मार्ग में चिंडी नामक गाँव स्थित है । शिमला से यह गाँव 90 किलोमीटर की दुरी पर है । करसोग से लगभग 13 किलोमीटर की दुरी पर स्थित है । यहाँ प्राचीन दुर्गा माँ का मंदिर निर्मित है । जिसे चिंडी माता के नाम से पुकारते है । इस मंदिर का धार्मिक दृष्टी से स्थानीय लोगों में बहुत महत्व है । मंदिर का जीर्णोधार करने के पश्चात् मंदिर की सुन्दरता देखते ही बनती है । इसमें लकड़ी पर सुनदर नक्काशी की गई है । मंदिर में पत्थर की प्रतिमा स्थापित की गई है । यह अष्टभुजी मूर्ति अति प्राचीन मानी जाती है । इसके साथ भगवान विष्णु जी की प्रतिमा भी है । मंदिर के साथ ही देवी का भंडार कक्ष है जिसमें देवी से सम्बंधित कीमती वस्त्र तथा सभी श्रृंगार प्रसाधन रखे है । लोगों में देवी के प्रकट होने की कथा प्रचलित है । कहा जाता है कि देवी कुलु जिला के जुफर नामक स्थान से आई है ।वहां पर काठु व सनोहली नाम का घास पाया जात था और माता को इसी का आसन दिया जाता था और खाने के लिए काठु नमक अनाज देते थे । जो एक विशेष प्रकार का अन्न होता था । ये सब माता को बिलकुल भ

Trek to Kamrunag Temple

June 27, 2018

Trek to Kamrunag Temple – Dev Kamrunag’s original name was Ratan Yaksh and he was a self learned warrior. He would practice by keeping Lord Vishnu’s idol in front of him and he considered it as his master, the Guru. He got to know about the story of Mahabharat being fought in some far corner of Bharat and decided to take part in it. Brave and courageous he was, he decided to fight with the weaker party, which meant he was going to join the army of Kaurav’s. Lord Krishan got to know about it and he decided to stop the self learned warrior before he could reach the battlefield. Disguised as a yogi, Lord Krishna appeared before the Yaksh. He asked him about his journey and told him about the hardships being experienced by wounded soldiers Ratan Yaksh was listened to the story and it strengthened his determination. Lord Krishan gave him a tough test to find out the potency of his arrows and said, “I will be convinced if you can pierce every leaf of that enormous peepal tree

TREK TO SHIKARI DEVI, THE HUNTER GODDESS

June 27, 2018

TREK TO SHIKARI DEVI, THE HUNTER GODDESS Shikari Devi temple is near to Seraj Valley , Janjelhi valley , karsog Valley in the Himalayas in Distt mandi Of Himachal Pradesh with beautiful view of pine, deodar woods and apple orchards. The Shikari Devi Temple is positioned at a height of 2850 meters above sea level in the state of Himachal Pradesh. It is extremely difficult to trek up to the Shikari Devi Temple from Janjheli, Bagsaid, Kandha or Karsog valley. You can enjoy a beautiful trip with different routes to reach upto ancient shrine of the Shikari Devi Temple located at the peak of the hill. The roofless shrine of Shikari Devi is an ancient structure believed to be from the time of the pandavas who came in this region during their exile. Shikari at a height of 10,768 ft above sea level is considered to be the highest peak in the entire Mandi district and offers amazing views of the valley on a clear day. It is also believed that during the winters when the entire