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Tara Devi Temple : 11 km (6.8 mi) from the Shimla bus-stand. Tara Devi hill has a temple dedicated to the goddess of stars on top of the hill. There is a military Dairy Town here as well as the headquarters of Bharat Scouts and Guides. Jutogh: Located 8 km (5.0 mi) centre, this army cantonment is near Tutu, an important suburb of Shimla city.
Tara Devi temple was built by Sen dynasty kings sometime around 1766 A.D. [1] The fort of Giri Sen is still there in Junga. [2]According to a story which traces back to 250 years, [3] the king Bhupendra Sen built the temple and after he had a vision in which Goddess Tara Devi asked him to install a template there so that people could get her blessings.
Shoghi is a suburb adjacent to Shimla city of Himachal Pradesh, India. The suburb is situated 7 km away from Shimla main city Entry Gate at Taradevi. According to 15th Indian Census the suburb has a total population of 1,256 peoples with 685 male population and 571 female population. [2] Shoghi is known as the region of temples. [3]
Jakhu Temple (also Jakhoo Temple) is an ancient temple in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India, dedicated to the Hindu deity Lord Hanuman. [1] It is situated at Jakhu Hill, Shimla's highest peak, 2.5 km (1.6 mi) east of the Ridge at a height of 2,455 m (8,054 ft) above sea level. [ 2 ]
The Ridge is the hub of all cultural activities of Shimla. It is situated along the Mall Road , which is the famous shopping center of Shimla. Most major places of Shimla like Sanjauli Snowdown ( IGMC ), Mall Road , Jakhu Temple , Oakover , Kali Bari , Annadale , etc. are connected through the Ridge.
Buddhist monastery, near the Dhingu Mata Temple; Gurudwara, at Sanjauli Chowk; Lakshmi Narayan Temple: It is one of the old temples in the region. In the Sapahatik Temple, a Crystal Shivlinga is housed, the only one of its type in Himachal Pradesh. Navbahar: St. Bedes' College is located here. The area is surrounded by conifers all around and ...
Sankat Mochan Temple is a Hindu temple, dedicated to Hindu deity Hanuman in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, The temple is Shimla's second most visited Hanuman temple after Jakhu Temple . [ 1 ] It was established in 1950 by noted religious figure, Neem Karoli Baba .
The garden in the city of Pinjore on the Ambala-Shimla road, near the ancient 8th century open-air archaeological museum site of Bhima Devi TempleComplex, is 22 kilometres (14 mi) from Chandigarh, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from UNESCO World Heritage Kalka–Shimla Railway and 255 kilometres (158 mi) from Delhi. It is approachable by road, rail and ...