257:
269:
194:
127:
293:
308:
320:
332:
281:
245:
Vishnu. Due to the Usha-Anirudh affair, Lord
Krishna fought here with him, and in this battle, Lord Siva stood against the former. The legend goes that the head of the defeated king Banasura was buried in front of the entry gate now marked as a raised platform to the first courtyard. After Banasura, Pradyumna son of Lord Krishna ruled this area. Then the ruling king constructed this temple recognizing Devi Bhimakali as the presiding deity of this area.
38:
134:
109:
241:
nearby, which has an intriguing story. During the 1905 earthquake, the old temple tilted slightly but astonishingly straightened back during a subsequent tremor. Legend has it that the temple has deep foundations and includes a disused tunnel connecting it to the village of Ranwin, located a kilometer away. In ancient times, priests supposedly used this secret passage for entering and leaving the temple.
240:
The
Bhimakali Temple in Sarahan is an 800-year-old shrine dedicated to Goddess Durga, locally known as Bhimakali, and is revered as one of the 51 sacred Shakti peethas. Located near Chandigarh, it is a popular pilgrimage site. The present Bhimakali Temple, constructed in 1927, replaced the old temple
244:
According to one legend, during Daksha Yagna, the Ear of Sati Devi fell here when Lord Vishnu cut the pieces of her body carried by heartbroken Lord Shiva. Other legend states that this area was under the rule of a Demon called
Banasura, the great-grandson of king Prahlad an ardent devotee of Lord
256:
403:
518:
160:
292:
396:
268:
126:
513:
389:
50:
376:
319:
307:
280:
331:
487:
153:
193:
371:
262:
Inscription on door to
Bhimakali Temple - These gates were made in the reign of Raja Padam Singh 1927.
452:
366:
457:
8:
477:
492:
220:, dedicated to the mother goddess Bhimakali, presiding deity of the rulers of former
381:
416:
213:
142:
96:
462:
229:
507:
472:
175:
162:
482:
412:
205:
442:
437:
427:
447:
432:
81:
77:
55:
37:
299:
221:
209:
225:
217:
114:
62:
67:
411:
224:
State. The temple is situated about 180 km from
197:
Intricate wood work on exterior of
Bhimakali Temple
505:
397:
519:Buildings and structures in Shimla district
298:Bird's eye view of Bhimakali temple during
404:
390:
354:Prem N. Nag, Dainik Jagran, 26 August 2007
36:
348:
192:
133:
325:A temple alongside the Bhimakali temple
506:
385:
286:Inner courtyard of Bhimakali Temple
13:
313:Bhimakali Temple in the background
14:
530:
514:Hindu temples in Himachal Pradesh
360:
274:On one of the doors of the temple
330:
318:
306:
291:
279:
267:
255:
132:
125:
107:
1:
342:
7:
367:Of Stones Soaked In History
337:Bhimakali Temple at Sarahan
16:Temple Of Goddess Bhimakali
10:
535:
248:
235:
453:Shri Chamunda Devi Mandir
423:
377:Image of Bhimakali temple
176:31.4494306°N 77.6308694°E
152:
120:
102:
92:
87:
73:
61:
49:
44:
35:
28:
23:
228:and it is as holy as 51
443:Vajreshwari Devi Temple
438:Chintpurni Devi Temple
372:Bhimamkali info on NIC
198:
181:31.4494306; 77.6308694
154:Geographic coordinates
196:
488:Sankat Mochan Temple
458:Aadi Himani Chamunda
478:Hidimba Devi Temple
172: /
199:
501:
500:
428:Naina Devi Temple
191:
190:
526:
468:Bhimakali Temple
417:Himachal Pradesh
406:
399:
392:
383:
382:
355:
352:
334:
322:
310:
295:
283:
271:
259:
214:Himachal Pradesh
202:BhimaKali Temple
187:
186:
184:
183:
182:
177:
173:
170:
169:
168:
165:
143:Himachal Pradesh
136:
135:
129:
113:
111:
110:
97:Himachal Pradesh
40:
24:Bhimakali Temple
21:
20:
534:
533:
529:
528:
527:
525:
524:
523:
504:
503:
502:
497:
463:Baijnath Temple
433:Jwala Ji Temple
419:
410:
363:
358:
353:
349:
345:
338:
335:
326:
323:
314:
311:
302:
296:
287:
284:
275:
272:
263:
260:
251:
238:
180:
178:
174:
171:
166:
163:
161:
159:
158:
148:
147:
146:
145:
139:
138:
137:
108:
106:
31:
17:
12:
11:
5:
532:
522:
521:
516:
499:
498:
496:
495:
490:
485:
480:
475:
470:
465:
460:
455:
450:
445:
440:
435:
430:
424:
421:
420:
409:
408:
401:
394:
386:
380:
379:
374:
369:
362:
361:External links
359:
357:
356:
346:
344:
341:
340:
339:
336:
329:
327:
324:
317:
315:
312:
305:
303:
297:
290:
288:
285:
278:
276:
273:
266:
264:
261:
254:
250:
247:
237:
234:
230:Shakti Peethas
189:
188:
156:
150:
149:
140:
131:
130:
124:
123:
122:
121:
118:
117:
104:
100:
99:
94:
90:
89:
85:
84:
75:
71:
70:
65:
59:
58:
53:
47:
46:
42:
41:
33:
32:
30:भीमाकाली मंदिर
29:
26:
25:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
531:
520:
517:
515:
512:
511:
509:
494:
491:
489:
486:
484:
481:
479:
476:
474:
473:Bijli Mahadev
471:
469:
466:
464:
461:
459:
456:
454:
451:
449:
446:
444:
441:
439:
436:
434:
431:
429:
426:
425:
422:
418:
414:
413:Hindu Temples
407:
402:
400:
395:
393:
388:
387:
384:
378:
375:
373:
370:
368:
365:
364:
351:
347:
333:
328:
321:
316:
309:
304:
301:
294:
289:
282:
277:
270:
265:
258:
253:
252:
246:
242:
233:
231:
227:
223:
219:
215:
211:
207:
203:
195:
185:
167:77°37′51.13″E
164:31°26′57.95″N
157:
155:
151:
144:
128:
119:
116:
105:
101:
98:
95:
91:
86:
83:
79:
76:
72:
69:
66:
64:
60:
57:
54:
52:
48:
43:
39:
34:
27:
22:
19:
483:Jakhu Temple
467:
350:
243:
239:
206:Hindu temple
201:
200:
141:Location in
18:
179: /
51:Affiliation
508:Categories
343:References
493:Kali Bari
448:Trilokpur
74:Festivals
88:Location
82:Dussehra
78:Navratri
56:Hinduism
45:Religion
300:monsoon
249:Gallery
236:History
222:Bushahr
210:Sarahan
103:Country
226:Shimla
112:
218:India
204:is a
115:India
93:State
63:Deity
68:Devi
415:in
216:in
212:in
208:at
510::
232:.
80:,
405:e
398:t
391:v
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
