yatra himachal pradesh

5 shaktipeeth

five devi temples across kangra and una, done as one loop. the most efficient shaktipeeth circuit in india and the least written about in english.

stops

5

duration

3–4 days

cost

rs 8,000–12,000 per person

season

open all year

what they don't tell you

the only circuit here where the route matters more than any single temple on it. people search the circuit 200× more than they search its stops. do it as a loop from chandigarh, not as five separate trips.

the route

chandigarh → naina devi → chintpurni → jwala ji → brajeshwari → chamunda → chandigarh

  1. 01

    naina devi

    bilaspur

    hilltop, ropeway available. busiest of the five during navratri.

  2. 02

    chintpurni

    una

    technically not one of the 51 by every list, but always done with the others.

  3. 03

    jwala ji

    kangra

    the natural gas flames. no idol — the flame is the deity.

  4. 04

    brajeshwari

    kangra

    in kangra town itself. easiest access of the five.

  5. 05

    chamunda devi

    palampur

    on the baner river. dhauladhar views on a clear day.

other yatras

char dham

uttarakhand · 4 stops

ashtavinayak

maharashtra · 8 stops

somnath, nageshwar & dwarka

gujarat · 4 stops

mahakaleshwar & omkareshwar

madhya pradesh · 3 stops

maharashtra trio

maharashtra · 3 stops

khatu shyam & salasar

rajasthan · 3 stops

ambaji, pavagadh & girnar

gujarat · 4 stops

odisha temple circuit

odisha · 5 stops

braj parikrama

uttar pradesh · 5 stops

konkan temple coast

goa & karnataka · 6 stops

amarnath yatra

jammu & kashmir · 5 stops