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That
same night they made a magnificent temple for her in the Nagarkot
village. This temple was looted a number of time by the Muslim
invaders. 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.
A legend says that after Goddess Sati sacrificed herself in the
honor of Lord Shiva in her Fathers Yagya. Shiva took her body on his
shoulder and started Tandav. In order to stop him from destroying the
world Lord Vishnu divided the body of Sati into 51 parts with his Chakra.
The left breast of Sati fell at this spot, thus making it a Shakti
Peeth.A legend says that after Goddess Sati sacrificed herself in the
honor of Lord Shiva in her Fathers Yagya. Shiva took her body on his
shoulder and started Tandav. In order to stop him from destroying the
world Lord Vishnu divided the body of Sati into 51 parts with his Chakra.
The left breast of Sati fell at this spot, thus making it a Shakti Peeth.
The main
gate entrance has a Nagarkhana or drum house and is built similar to the
Bassein fort entrance. The temple is also surrounded by a stone wall
like a fort. Inside the main area Goddess Vajreshvari is present in the
form of Pindi. The temple also have a small temple of Bhairav. In front
of the main temple an idol of Dhayanu Bhagat is also present. He had
offered his head to the Goddess at the time of Akbar. The present
structure has three tombs in it, which is unique in itself.
Getting There
The Shree Vajreshwari Devi Mandir is located near to
Kangra Fort.
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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