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Chaurasi Temple, Bharmour

चौरासी मंदिर

Bharmour, Chamba, Himachal Pradesh · 32.4430°, 76.5370°

Shiva and Shakti, with the Manimahesh shrine at the centreVerman of ChambaValabhi-shikhara
Sacred since
600 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
c. 7th c. (Raja Meru Verman)
Verman of Chamba

History & significance

A courtyard of eighty-four shrines in the middle of Bharmour town, built by Raja Meru Verman for the eighty-four siddhas who meditated here on their way from Kurukshetra to Manimahesh lake. The Manimahesh pilgrimage is held to be incomplete without a visit to these temples.

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.

The siddhas are said to have blessed the heirless Raja Meru Verman with ten sons and a daughter, Champavati.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Verman of Chamba