Kamaksha Devi Temple At Karsog Valley In Mandi HP

mata Kamaksha Devi Temple At Karsog Valley In Mandi HP

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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.
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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 also beautiful sights around the temple. Around the temple you will see some of the ancient time things which are really beautiful.
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 Kamaksha Devi Temple, Karsog, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh

Kamaksha Devi temple issituated in Kao, 7km from Karsog (located 100km from the state capital of Shimla, Karsog is a splendid bowl-shaped valley, placed amidst apple orchards) in Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh. The temple is dedicated to Goddess Durga. It is supposed that Goddess Durga vanquished Mahishasur (a demon in the form of a buffalo) here. Various buffaloes are sacrificed every year during Navratri. The temple has astonishing woodcarvings of Pagoda-style structural design. The nearby tourist destinations include- Shikari Devi temple, Mahunag temple, Mamaleshwar temple, Shikari peak, Makru Nag temple, Rohanda, Pangna Killa Temple, Barot, Karsog and Sundernagar. Kamaksha Devi temple can be reached from Chindi (19km). Joginder Railway Station is the nearest railhead.
Temples
In Mandi District you will get thausands of old temples & new temples. People of Mandi proudly boast that while Benaras (Kashi) has 80 temples, Mandi has 81 temples in small Town itself. Mandi is known for its 81 old stone temples and is often called the 'Varanasi of Himachal". Mandi is also known as the 'Kashi of the Hills' or "Choti Kashi". The town has remains of old palaces and notable examples of 'colonial' architecture for temples. The temples of Bhutnath, Trilokinath, Panchvaktra and Shyamakali are among the more famous ones. The week long international Shivratri fair in Mandi is the major attraction of the area every year.

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