The Brajeshwari Devi Temple, also called Kangra Devi or Vajreshwari temple, is one of the most revered Shakti Peethas in North India. The goddess is worshipped here in the form of a pindi (stone) inside a walled complex entered through a high gate with a nagarkhana (drum house), giving the feel of a small fort. Devotees line up with flowers and prasad, especially during Navratri and Makar Sankranti when special butter-anointing rituals are performed, recalling legends of the goddess healing her wounds. The temple is a major focal point of Kangra town, surrounded by bazaars, dharamshalas and constant religious activity.
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According to Shakti Peeth tradition, this site marks the spot where Sati’s left breast fell after her body was cut by Vishnu’s Sudarshan Chakra, making it a seat of powerful feminine energy. Local legend says the Pandavas built the original temple at Nagarkot after seeing Durga in a dream warning them to construct a shrine there for their protection. Over centuries the temple was repeatedly looted in invasions but always rebuilt by the Katoch rulers and local devotees. In 1905 the devastating Kangra earthquake flattened most of the structure; the current temple was reconstructed under government supervision soon after, preserving older traditions in a newer building. Today Bajreshwari Mata continues to be the spiritual “queen” of Kangra, linking epic myth, medieval politics and modern pilgrimage.
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