Himachal Pradesh - Pilgrimages and Temples

Religious Traditions of Himachal Pradesh:

- Jyotirlinga → Kangra Baijnath (Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga)
- Shakti Peetha → Jwalamukhi (Jwalamukhi Shakti Peetha)

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Shiva Tradition of Himachal Pradesh:
(Shiva Purana)

• Kangra Baijnath → Lord Shiva gave a Shiva Linga to Ravana which got fixed as Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga (identified with Kangra Baijnath).
• Manikaran → Shiva-Parvati rested in Manikaran and where the jewel (mani) from the ear-ring of Devi Parvati dropped and got lost. Manikaran has a number of hot springs which are associated with this legend.

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Devi Tradition of Himachal Pradesh:
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

• Jwalamukhi → Devi abides in Jwalamukhi as Jwalamukhi Shakti Peetha.

• Kangra Vajreshwari (Bajreshwari) → Devi abides in Kangra as Devi Vajreshwari (Bajreshwari).
• Una Chintpurni (Chhinnamastika) → Devi abides in Una as Devi Chintpurni (Chhinnamastika).
• Bilaspur Naina Devi → Devi abides in Bilaspur as Naina Devi.
• Manikaran → Shiva-Parvati rested in Manikaran and where the jewel (mani) from the ear-ring of Devi Parvati dropped and got lost. Manikaran has a number of hot springs which are associated with this legend.

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Sacred Geography of Himachal Pradesh:

Mountains:
☗ Dhauladhar Range → Kangra Baijnath
☗ Kangra Valley → Jwalamukhi - Kangra Vajreshwari (Bajreshwari)
☗ Naina Dhar Hill → Bilaspur Naina Devi
☗ Parvati Valley → Manikaran

Rivers:
◉ Parvati - Beas Sangam → Manikaran

1. Pilgrimages and Temples of Lord Shiva: (Himachal Pradesh)

-- Kangra Baijnath - Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga (JL-9) - Where the Shiva Linga given to Ravana (by Lord Shiva) got fixed

-- Manikaran - Shiva-Parvati - A famous pilgrimage of Shiva-Parvati


2. Pilgrimages and Temples of Devi: (Himachal Pradesh)

-- Jwalamukhi - Jwalamukhi Shakti Peetha [Devi Jwalamukhi] (SP-5) - The Jihvaa (Tongue) of Devi had fallen

-- Kangra - Vajreshwari Devi - Vanquished demon Kalikala or Kalikut

-- Kangra - Chamuda Devi - A famous pilgrimage

-- Manikaran - Shiva-Parvati - A famous pilgrimage of Shiva-Parvati in Pavati Valley

-- Una - Chintpurni Devi - A famous pilgrimage of Devi Chhinnamastika associated with Bhakta Mai Das

-- Bilaspur - Naina Devi - A famous pilgrimage of Devi Parvati associated with gujjar boy Naina