Chamunda
is seated at Jadrangal village in Kangra
area located on the right bank of Baner
Khad (Banganga), a tributary of Beas
river. There is a Siva lingam under
the rock where the temple of Chamunda
is sited. There are no legends about
the lingam. The idol is called Nandikeswar.
So the sacred site is called Chamunda
Nandik- eshwar.
Chamunda
Devi Temple is situated 10 km west
of Palampur, on the Baner River. A
wrathful form of Durga (Chamunda) is
worshipped here. The idol is considered
so sacrosanct that it is completely
hidden beneath a red cloth. Scenes
from the Ramayana, Mahabharata and
Devi Mahatmya are depicted on the walls.
On either side of the Devi's image
are Hanuman and Bhairo.
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