The Shakti Peeths and Major Temples

Himachal is Dev Bhoomi, with roughly six thousand temples. Five sites are counted as Shakti Peeths and are asked by district.

• Jwalamukhi (Kangra) — the eternal flames; Firoz Shah Tughlaq took manuscripts from its library in 1360; Akbar's golden umbrella legend.
• Brajeshwari / Kangra Devi (Kangra) — sacked by Mahmud Ghazni in 1009 and by later invaders; rebuilt after the 1905 earthquake.
• Chintpurni / Chhinnamastika (Una).
• Naina Devi (Bilaspur) — overlooking Gobind Sagar.
• Bhimakali (Sarahan, Shimla) — the state deity of Bushahr.
• Chamunda Devi (Kangra) is also counted in some lists.

Other temples frequently asked

• Baba Balak Nath (Deotsidh), Hamirpur — the largest footfall in the state after the Devi shrines.
• Bijli Mahadev (Kullu) — the lingam said to be shattered by lightning and re-formed each year.
• Jakhoo (Shimla) — Hanuman; Hatkoti (Shimla).
• Manimahesh Kailash (Chamba) — the August–September yatra.
• Lakshmi Narayan (Chamba); Bhootnath (Mandi); Hidimba (Manali).
• Paonta Sahib and Rewalsar — the principal Sikh sites.