About Us
A legend says that after Goddess Sati sacrificed herself in the honor of Lord Shiva in her father’s 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 Peetha. The original temple was built by the Pandavas at the time of Mahabharatha. Legend says that one day Pandavas saw Goddess Durga in their dream in which she told them that she is situated in the Nagarkot village and if they want themselves to be secure they should make a temple for her in that area otherwise they will be destroyed. 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.
Temple structure
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 Bajreshvari 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.
Tourist Places Near Mata Bajreshwari Devi Temple
- Gupt Ganga
- Achhra Kund
- Jayanti Mata
- Suraj Kund
- Fort Kangra
- Chakkar Kund
- Kurukshetra Kund
- Virbhadra Temple
- Lanka Kund (Lanka Garh)
Distance from Mata Bajreshwari Devi Temple
- Mcleodganj = 30 K.m
- Palampur = 36 K.m
- Pathankot = 90 K.m
- Kangra air port (Gaggal) = 08 K.m
- Jawalaji Temple = 35K.m
- Chintpurni Temple = 70 K.m
- Nainadevi Temple = 175 K.m
- Shimla = 220 K.m
- Manali = 200 K.m
Administration

Chief Commissioner Temple

Assistant Commisioner (Temple)-Cum
Name :- Sh Abhishek Verma (I.A.S )
Contact No. 01892-265024
Email sdm-kangra-hp@nic.in

Commissioner (Temple) –cum
DC Kangra at Dharamshala
Name :- Shri Hemraj Bairwa
Contact No. 01892-222705
Email dc-kangra-hp@nic.in

Temple Officer
Name:- Smt. Neelam Kumari (Tehsildar)
Contact:- 01892-265073
94188-33013
Email Bajreshwaridevi998@gmail.com

Temple opening and closing time
In the winter
Morning 5:00 AM to AfterNoon 12:00 PM
AfterNoon 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM For Bhog
AfterNoon 12.30 PM to Night 9:30 PM
In Summer
Morning 5:00 AM to AfterNoon 12:00 PM
AfterNoon 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM For Bhog
AfterNoon 12.30 PM to Night 9:30 PM
Aarti Timing
In the winter
Morning 6.00 AM to 7.00 AM
12.00 PM to 12:30 PM For Bhog
Evening 7.30 PM to 8.00 PM
In Summer
Morning 5.30 AM to 6.00 AM
12.00 PM to 12:30 PM For Bhog
Evening 7.30 PM to 8.00 PM
Achhara Kund
Ancient Bhairav Statue:-
There is an ancient statue of the entrance and further Bhairav. It is said that this miraculous statue is 5000 years old. As a sign of any divine disaster, famine, earthquake, pandemic, tears from the eyes of the bereaved and sweating from the body begins.
Mata Tara Devi Temple
On the wall of the temple, there are statues of Mahishasurmardini and on the left and Sheetla Mata statues.
MahaRaja Ranjeet Singh
Yagyashala & Hawan Kund
Chakkra Kund
KururKshetra Kund
LankaGarh

Langar Facilities
Temple devotees have been arranged for anchor of both times by the temple trust, the time of anchor is from 12:30 am to 2:30 pm and from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm, in which devotees The administration of free rooftops is distributed. This anchor system runs in collaboration with the devotees coming to the temple, in which devotees spend about 700 to 1200 devotees daily. Apart from this, the anchor facility is done from morning breakfast to night meal during Navratri fairs. The devotees and devotees are requested to give their donations for the anchor as a result of their contribution.