From July 1, temples will open from 6 am to 8 pm: DC, Kangra

Dharamsala: National level famous three major temples of Kangra district namely Jwalamukhi, Brajeshwari Dham and Chamunda shall be open for darshan from tomorrow. Due to the onset of the second wave of Covid, the movement of devotees in the temples was banned for the last three months. Now after the decline of Corona cases and on the request of the people, the government has issued orders to open all the temples of the state from July 1.

Giving this information, Deputy Commissioner, Kangra, Dr Nipun Jindal said, “The temples would remain open from 6 am to 8 pm daily, but still there will be a complete ban on Bhajan, Langar, Jagran etc. Compliance of social distance will also be ensured in the temples, along with this it will be necessary for all the devotees to wear masks. Necessary guidelines have also been given to the sub-divisional administration and the temple administration so that the Covid protocol is not violated at any level.”

DC Kangra further added that it would also be necessary for the priests to use masks and ensure social distancing. Deputy Commissioner Dr Nipun Jindal said that the Sub-Divisional Officer would regularly inspect the temples and would also take appropriate action in case of violation of the COVID protocol.

There are many temple in the district which are being visited by huge number of devotees, they are Brajeshwari Temple  is located in the town of Nagarkot, Md Gaznavi looted this temple at least 5 times, in the past it used to contain tonnes of gold and many ghantas made of pure silver. In 1905 the temple was destroyed by a powerful earthquake and was subsequently rebuilt by the government.

Chamunda Temple is the famous temple of Ma Chamunda is in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, India. It is around 10 km from Dharamsala, on the Baner river.

Jawalamukhi temple about 45 kms from Dharamsala is this popular place of pilgrimage. An eternally burning flame that issues from a hollow rock in the sanctum, is considered the manifestation of the goddess Devi .
Bagalamukhi or Bagala is one amongst the 10 mahavidyas (great knowledge goddesses) in Hinduism.

The Baijnath temple has been continuously under worship ever since its construction in 1204 A.D. The present temple is a beautiful example of the early medieval north Indian temple architecture known as Nagara style of temples.

The Masroor one Rock Cut Temple or Himalayan Pyramid is a complex of temples located in Masroor (or Masrur) in Kangra Valley, which is 40 kilometres from Kangra city in Kangra district of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.

The BhagsuNag Temple of god Shiva situated around 2 km from McLeodganj Bazaar. Constructed by 1 GR by around 1800 century and then worshipped majorly by 14 Gukha platoon in Dharamshala.

Kunal Pathri is a little rock temple dedicated to goddess Durga in Kunal Pathri Mandir dharamshala.

The Nagani Mata Temple, located about 6 km from Nurpur town on Pathankot/Kullu highway, is also very famous.