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श्री बज्रेश्वरी देवी मंदिर, काँगड़ा
Kangra, Himachal Pradesh · 32.1018°, 76.2699°
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.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
The left breast of Sati is said to have fallen here when Vishnu divided her body into fifty-one parts.
coordinates: wikidata-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Modern reconstruction; earlier shrine ascribed in legend to the Pandavas
Answers only from cited records
Opening the line…