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Bajreshwari Mata Temple (Brajeshwari Devi)

श्री बज्रेश्वरी देवी मंदिर, काँगड़ा

Kangra, Himachal Pradesh · 32.1018°, 76.2699°

Durga as Vajreshwari, goddess of the thunderboltModern reconstruction; earlier shrine ascribed in legend to the PandavasShakti Peetha
Sacred since
1905 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
rebuilt after the 1905 Kangra earthquake
Modern reconstruction; earlier shrine ascribed in legend to the Pandavas

History & significance

A Shakta pitha at Kangra town, counted among the fifty-one seats of the goddess and one of the most visited temples of Himachal Pradesh. The present building replaced the shrine destroyed by the 1905 Kangra earthquake.

Sthala katha — the legend

The left breast of Sati is said to have fallen here when Vishnu divided her body into fifty-one parts.

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Sources

coordinates: wikidata-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Modern reconstruction; earlier shrine ascribed in legend to the Pandavas