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Naina Devi Temple is one of the fifty-one
Shakti Peeths in India. Situated 60 km from Bilaspur
district in Himachal Pradesh, Naina Devi Temple is
one of the highly venerated Shakti Temples in India.
According to Hindu mythology, sati, consort of Lord
Shiva, killed herself by jumping in the sacrificial
fire when her father Daksha Prajapati insulted her
husband. Lord Vishnu dismembered the dead body of
Sati to calm down the anger of Shiva |
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Jawalaji Temple is also one of the fifty-one Shakti
Peeths in India. It is situated in the town of
Jwalamukhi in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh.
Sati's tongue
is believed to have fallen at the very place where
Jawalaji Temple is now situated.
The tongue of
Sati is represented by Holy Flame or Jawala
that is perpetually
burning. The flames come out from nine different
rocks in the temple. The temple is thus named as
Jawalaji Temple |
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Mata Chintpurni Temple lies in the Una village of
Una district in the state of Himachal Pradesh. Mata
Chintpurni is supposed to take all your worries and
troubles away with her. The Chintpurni Temple is
dedicated to Mata Shri Chhinnamastika Devi and Mata
Chintpurni Devi.
The general belief of the devotees
to the Chintpurni Temple is that if you ask for something
from the goddess with a true and pure heart, your
wish will be fulfilled.Sawan Ashtami Fair and begins
on the first Sawan Navaratra. |
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Bir-Billing (Kangra): With less than a week left for the international
paragliding competition to take place here, gliders from various
parts of the world have started arriving for the nine-day event in
Himachal Pradesh's Kangra.
The event commences on October 19, in
Kangra District's Bir Billing Valley, where fifty foreign and about
20 domestic Para gliders will take part. The valley is only the third
place in the country perceived as suitable place for paragliding,
the other two being-Manali (Himachal Pradesh) and Gulmarg (Jammu
and Kashmir).
For hotels booking in Kangra log onto |
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Dussehra- In Himachal Pradesh,
a week -long fair in the hill town of Kullu is
a part of the Dussehra celebrations. From the little
temples in the hills, deities are brought in procession
to the 'maidan' in Kullu, to pay homage to the
reigning deity, Raghunathji.
More than one hundred
gods and goddesses mounted on colorful palanquins
participate in this procession Himachalhotels.in,
provide you a Dussehra package to stay and enjoy
the charm of Dussehra
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An
angler’s paradise, Himachal has several spots
for trout and mahaseer as well as other fish. Acclaimed
as the best sport fish in the world, both Brown and
Rainbow Trout are to be found in Himachal's streams.
Upstreams of Rohru in the Pabbar valley (Shimla),
there are several spots ideal for fishing. Kinnaur's
Baspa river in the Sangla valley also holds trout.
Fish also abounds in Uhl river near Barot. The picturesque
Kangra valley has several spots that offer mahaseer
river carp. The reservoir of the Maharana Pratap
sagar right up to the town of Dehra has good spots.
The waters of the Gobind Sagar near Bilaspur also
have a variety of fish |
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Tribal Festival is being celebrated since 1994 from 30 October to 2nd November
every year at District Headquarter Reckong Peo and this festival has been
declared as State Level festival and has been celebrated since 1987 under
different names like Janjatiya Utsav, Phulaich Utsav and also as Tribal Festival.
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This
festival not only depicts the panorama of rich culture
heritage of district but also provides an opportunity
to the local people to sell/exhibit their horticulture/agriculture
produce, handicraft and artifacts.
Besides the Kinnauri
culture groups, participants from other districts/states
also present and perform culture programmes symbolising
national integration and brotherhood.
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