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Late medieval · Hindu · India

Shri Chamunda Devi Mandir

Chamunda, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh · 32.1483°, 76.4192°

Chamunda Devi (a form of Durga)UndeterminedHimachali kath-kuni
Sacred since
1600 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
c. 400 years old
Undetermined

History & significance

A Shakta temple on the Baner river in Kangra district, roughly four centuries old, which houses an image brought down from the far older hill shrine of Aadi Himani Chamunda.

Sthala katha — the traditional account

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.

A king and his priest are said to have prayed for the goddess's leave to move her image to an accessible spot, and she revealed its location to the priest in a dream.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined