HP GK – HPPSC Exams – Temples of Himachal Pradesh

HP GK is one of the main focus points of HPPSC exams. Temples of Himachal Pradesh are one of the hot topics of HP GK in the HPPSC exams like HPAS, HPSSSB, Naib-tehsildar etc. This article gives you some of the important temples of Himachal Pradesh and some facts about them like their location, and special feature.

Kinds of Temples of Himachal Pradesh:

Himachal Pradesh has various temples which are usually of four types:

• Pagoda-style successive wooden roofs
• Pent-roof style temples
• Sloping-roof style
• Fusion of sloping-roof and Pagoda style

List of Famous Temples of Himachal Pradesh:

Chamba:

Temples	Location	Special Feature
Chhatrari Temple/Shakti Devi Temple	Chhatrari	Constructed by famous architect “Gugga”
Chaurasi Temple	Bharmour	Group of 84 temples
Lakshmi Narayan Temple	Chamba	Built by Sahil Verman. Group of six temples
Mani Mahesh Temple	Bharmour	Built by Meru Verman
Narasingha Temple	Bharmour	Built by Tribhuvan Devi, queen of Yugakara Verman

 

Kangra:

Temples	Location	Special Feature
Masrur Rock cut temple	Nagrota Surian	Built by King Lalitaditya of Kashmir
Chamunda Devi	Chamunda	Built in the 19th century
Vrajreshwari temple	Kangra	Plundered by Mahmood of Ghazni in 1009 a.d.
Jwalamukhi temple	Jawala ji	Built by Raja Bhumi chand of Kangra
Baijnath temple	Baijnath	Oldest Shiva temple in India. Renovated by Raja Sansar Chand in 19th century

Mandi:

Temples	Location	Special Feature
Shikari Devi Temple	Sundernagar	Devoted to Goddess Shikari Devi
Parashar Temple	Pandoh	Built by Raja Ban Sen
Mahoonag temple	Karsog	–
Bhootnath Temple	Mandi	Built by Raja Ajbar Sen.Devoted to Ardhanarishwara
Madho Rai Temple	Mandi	–
Tarna Devi Temple	Tarna Hills	Built by Raja Shyam Sen

Shimla:

Temples	Location	Special Feature
Jakhoo Temple	Jakhoo Hills	Devoted to Lord Hanuman
Sun Temple	Nirath(Rampur)	Devoted to Lord Sun
Hatkoti Temple	Hatkoti(Rohru)	Has an Ashtadhatu image of Mahishamardani
Kalibarri Temple	Shimla	Devoted to Goddess Shyamala Devi
Tara Devi Temple	Shimla	Devoted to Goddess Tara Devi

Kullu:

Temples	Location	Special Feature
Bijali Mahadev	Kullu	Devoted to Lord Shiva
Hidimba Devi Temple	Manali	An annual Dhungri Fair is held
Manu Temple	Manali	Devoted to great ancient law-giver ‘Manu’
Tripura Sundari Temple	Naggar	Built by Raja Yashodapal
Jamlu Mahadev	Malana	Devoted to sage Jamdagini
Manikaran Temple	Manikaran	Famous for hot-water springs

 

Hamirpur:

Temples	Location	Special Feature
Baba Balak Nath	Deotsidh	A cave Temple
Gasota Temple	Gasota	An annual Gasota fair is held here
Narvadeshwar Temple	Sujanpur Tira	Built by chief queen of Raja Sansar Chand
Murli Manohar Temple	Sujanpur Tira	Built by Raja Sansar Chand
Gauri Shankar Temple	Sujanpur Tira	Built by Raja Sansar Chand

 

Una:

Temples	Location	Special Feature
Chintpurni Mata	Chintpurni	Pandit Mai das established the shrine of mata Chintpurni.
Shiv Bari	Gagret	Believed to be the Archery practising range of the pupils of Guru Dronacharya.

Sirmaur:

Temples	Location	Special Feature
Bala Sundri Temple	Trilokpur	Bult by Raja Deep Prakash
Shirgul Devta Temple	Churdar	Shirgul Devta is the main deity of residents of Shimla and Sirmaur
Jagatnath Temple	Nahan	Built by Raja Budh Prakash
Gayatri Temple	Renuka	Built by Paraya Nand Brahmchari

 

Lahaul-Spiti:

Temples	Location	Special Feature
Triloknath Temple	Udaipur	Built by King Lalitaditya
Mrikula Devi Temple	Udaipur	A nationally protected monumnet by ASI. Built by Ajay Verman
Kee Monastery	Spiti	Largest Monastery in Spiti
Dhankar Monastery	Kaza	There is a large statue of Dhyan Buddha
Tabo Monastery	Kaza	It is the oldest monastery in the world. Known as the Ajanta of “Himalayas”
Guru Ghantal Monastery	Tupchiling	On the bank of Chandra river. It is the oldest Gompa of Lahaul

Kinnaur:

Temples	Location	Special Feature
Mindal Devi Temple	Devi Kothi	Built by Raja Umed Singh
Jangi Monastery	Recongpeo	–
Lippa Monastery	Taiti	Built by Lama Devarama
Piir Naag ji temple	Sapni
Mathi Temple	Chitkul	Mathi is the local Goddes of Chitkul residents

 

Hp Gk Questions on Temples of Himachal Pradesh:

In every Himachal Pradesh competitive exam, HP GK questions relating to the Temples of Himachal Pradesh are always included which makes this topic very important. Some of the questions that have appeared in the exams are like:

1. Where is the Sun temple of Himachal Pradesh situated?
2. Who renovated the famous Baijnath Temple?
3. Which Temple has an image of Mahishamardini?

 

Therefore, these HP GK facts are very important from the HPPSC exams point of view.

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