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Tara Devi hill, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh · 31.0541°, 77.1420°
A timber-and-stone kath kuni temple on a ridge some seven kilometres from Shimla, built by the Sen rulers around 1766 and credited to King Bhupendra Sen. It is one of the best known Mahavidya shrines in the Himachal hills.
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.
Bhupendra Sen is said to have been asked in a vision by the goddess Tara to enshrine her, and a later king, Balbir Sen, was told in a similar vision to place the temple on the Tarav hilltop where it stands.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Sen
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