Shri Bajreshwari Mata Temple Nagar kot Dham Kangra

The ancient name of this place was Upper Kunda, which is now known as Apara from the name of the Achara Kund. This temple or kund variety is situated in a cave of hill near Ganga, where there are many streams of water . The main waterfall falls from a height of 25 feet. It is a very pleasant place. In the ancient times, the king lived here. Through the influence of austerity, the king was posthumously honored as the lord of heaven. When the king reached heaven, King Indra asked if he a child, the king surrendered that he was childless. Indra said that a sonless man does not have the authority to enter the heaven. He gave him one nymph and instructed to first create a child before entering the human realm . After that, he would have the complete right to live in heaven. Raja Puran Vasu was a successful master and a devotee of Lord. He was fascinated by seeing the beautiful apsara and took her along with him. They got four children. Apsara, the court of the Kutch years, told the king that her work was complete which was entrusted to her. She went back to heaven. After that, Raja Puran also gave up his life , it is popularly know that childless women are blessed with child after getting a bath here .

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.

The ancient temple of Taradevi is in ​​the north-east along with the temple of the zodiac. This temple is small built in the peak style and did not collapse in the earthquake of 1905 AD. Inside there is Tara Mata’s marble statue. On the outside walls, there is a sculpture of  Asphalt stone of the Chambu couple. It is said that they were the singers of gods.They became  arrogant and proud of their musical proficiency,thus, the gods cursed them to be euphoric.
On the wall of the temple, there are statues of Mahishasurmardini and on the left and Sheetla Mata statues.

During his reign, Maharaja Ranjit Singh came to the temple of Pancharava Devi. Here he offered a number of knives, some of which are still safe. Among them, the jewelery offered by Queen Chanda, the idol of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ji’s own gold statue and a 5 gold plates on which the photo of Raja Ranjeet Singh ji is made still exists in the temple.

Mata Shree Bajreshwari Devi Mandir Complex has a grand yagya shala in Kangra, where the devotees who want to perform  devotional Havan Yagya may contact through the online office of the temple officer. Any devotee who want to contribute to the Havan Yajna may do the same via  the Temple’s bank account online or receipt.

It is believed that the cycle of Bhagwati was dropped here. Therefore, this cycle is known as Kunda along With the Chakra Kund is  Brahmankund . Brahma-Vishnu-Shankar, after receiving the curse of Sati Vrunda, worshiped Mother Goddess Bhabharshwari Devi Ji by bathing here. She had committed the sin by slaughtering the Jalandhar monster. Shaving here is performed after bathing here. This tank is accompanied by a tank named Shri Sarovar. It is believed that these divine three ladies (Brahmani-Rudrani-Lakshmi) had a bath center, after the execution of the Jalandhar , the three powers had  bathed here to cleanse themselves .

Bathing in this pool has a special significance . It liberates the ancestors . It blesses the devotee with progeny and prosperity . By taking a bath in this kund on the day of solar eclipse a person is absolved of his past sins .