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High medieval · Hindu · India

Naina Devi Temple

नैना देवी मंदिर, हिमाचल प्रदेश

Naina Devi, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh · 31.3060°, 76.5364°

Naina Devi (Shakti)Raja Bir ChandShakti Peetha
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Raja Bir Chand

History & significance

A hilltop Shakta pitha in Bilaspur district overlooking the Govind Sagar reservoir, reached by road and by cable car. It is revered as the place where the right eye of the goddess Sati fell.

Sthala katha — the legend

A Gurjar boy is said to have found the site when his white cow shed her milk over a stone, and the goddess then revealed herself to him in a dream, prompting Raja Bir Chand to build the temple.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Raja Bir Chand