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Shri Kamaksha Temple, Jaidevi

Jaidevi, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh · 31.5006°, 76.9566°

Goddess Kamaksha (Kamakhya), with Mahunag Ji and Bala Tika JiSuket (Sen)
Sacred since
1100 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
12th–21st c. (Suket rulers)
Suket (Sen)

History & significance

The shrine of Kamaksha at Jaidevi in Mandi district is the tutelary deity of the Suket royal house and a Himachali form of the goddess Kamakhya. It anchors the regional festival calendar, above all the Suket fair.

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 goddess is said to have been carried from the old Suket capital at Pangana to the new palace when King Shyam Sen moved his seat, and the temple was raised for her at Jaidevi.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Suket (Sen)