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Trilokpur Mahamaya Bala Sundari Temple

Trilokpur, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh · 30.5404°, 77.2086°

Bhagwati Tripur Mahamaya Bala Sundari (Durga in her child form)Sirmour stateIndo-Persian
Sacred since
1570 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1570-1573; renovated 1823 and 1851
Sirmour state

History & significance

A marble temple about 24 km south-west of Nahan, begun in 1570 and dedicated in 1573 by the ruler of Sirmour using artisans brought from Jaipur, and later renovated by Maharaja Fateh Prakash in 1823 and Maharaja Raghubir Prakash in 1851. It is run by a temple trust headed by the Deputy Commissioner of Sirmaur and draws several million pilgrims a year.

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.

A sacred stone is said to have appeared in a salt merchant's sack in 1570 after the goddess came to Ram Dass in a dream, and the temple was raised where she had shown herself.

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Sources

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