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Chamunda Devi Temple

The famous temple of Ma Chamunda is in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, India. It is around 10 km west of Palampur, on the Baner River.

Around 400 years ago the king and a Brahmin priest prayed to Devi for permission to move the temple to some easily accessible location. Devi appeared to the priest in a dream giving her consent. She directed him to dig in a certain spot and an ancient idol would be found and that idol should be installed in the temple and worshipped as Her form.

The king sent out men to bring the idol. Although they were able to locate it but were not able to lift it. Again Devi appeared to the priest in a dream. She explained that the men could not lift the holy relic because they considered it an ordinary stone.

 

She instructed him to get up early in the morning, take a bath, wear fresh clothes and go to the place in a respectful manner. He did as he was told and found that he could easily lift what a large group of men could not. He told the people that it was the power of the Goddess that brought the idol to the temple.
 

Getting There

Around 10 km west of Palampur, on the Baner River.

Being a city and a municipal council in Kangra district, Kangra is well connecting by road to the rest of the Himachal Pradesh. There is a broad gauge railhead located in Pathankot near Kangra at a distance of around 90 km. Taxis are available from railway station to the city.

Reaching Kangra by airways can be through the Gaggal Airport, which is connecting the airport to Delhi and Chandigarh by Air India, JetSpice and Jagson Airlines. This Airport is situated at a distance of nearly 12 kilometers from Kangra. Taxi services from the Gaggal Airport to Kangra.

For local transport, the commuters have the options of city bus and auto-rickshaw. Auto rickshaws are the popular mode of local commuting.
 

 

   

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