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Sankat Mochan Temple, Shimla

Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · 31.0853°, 77.1425°

HanumanModern
Sacred since
1962 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
founded 1950, built 1962-66
Modern

History & significance

A Hanuman temple at 1,975 m on the Chandigarh-Shimla highway, begun by Neem Karoli Baba in 1950, laid out in 1962 under Lieutenant Governor Bajrang Bahadur Singh and inaugurated on 21 June 1966. It also houses Rama, Sita and Lakshmana, Shiva and Ganesha, with a shrine to Neem Karoli Baba added in 1998, and serves bhandara meals on its busiest days.

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Sources

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