Hidden Himachal!

This is our Himachal, of course! All images can be enlarged so please have look on
every single one by clicking and see the beauty of our Hills! I have taken these snaps from the website of TAKEO KAMIYA
and you can EMAIL TAKEO KAMIYA here! I apologize for any wrong reference and your comments would help!
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A small temple of Square Tower type, Gazta


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Adi Brahma temple of four tiered tower, Khokan



Ambika Devi temple of Pent Roof type, Nirmand



Chamunda Devi Temple at Mindal village



Gautam Rishi Temple at the end of Goshal village


temple on the back of the mountains of the hights of 4,000m, Sangla


Looking down at Bhandar from the entrance balcony of the Temple tower at Chaini
Kothi

Inside of Adi-Purka Temple on the top of a mountain at Tihri


Maheshwara Temple at Chergaon (Chagaon), photo by Shin-ya Takagi



Maheshwara Temple at Sungra, photo July 1993



Newly reconstructed temple, Pujarli



Old temple of Square tower type in Narain



Parashar Rishi temple by the side of Parashal lake, wooden detail

Parashar Rishi temple



Parvati Temple, Killal ( photo by Shin-ya Takagi )



Piri Naga Temple, Sapni



Reconstructed Narayan Dewta Temple in Narain village



Temple Tower and the village of Chaini, 17- 18th century



Temple Tower and Village of Chaini, top two stories lost in
the Kangra
earthquake of 1905



Upper part of Baoindara Devta Temple



Village of Devidar and Square Tower type Temple





Granaries constructed thoroughly by wood at Chitkul village




Kii Gompa (monastery) on the mountain recalling gompas
at Tikse or Chemre in
Ladakh



Kothkai Fort sorrounded by deep river on three sides




Outside Stairs of Yogini Temple, Chaini


Maheshwara Temple with roof covered by wood, Sungra



Baoindara Devta Temple of oblong tower type under repair, Bachhonch



Durga Temple, c.17th century, Pangna


A girl gives the proportional scale of the stairway of Jogini Temple

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14 Comments

  1. says: Dave

    My Goodness! What a beautiful part of India. Thank you for your pictures. I don’t know if I am ready to ascend those outside stairs at Jogini, however …. Simply magnificient!

  2. says: Suzanne

    I had a dream of a temple at Sungra, I searched and found your site. What a delight! You have a gift of taking beautiful images, and I thank you from my heart.

  3. says: rachna

    i ws amazed to find these awesome pictures& collection..,it is really an outstanding effort.,,………to get to view all d temples……tht makes me spellbound…….

    i treasure the facinating and apealing……pictures…

    ……………………luv&luck ……rachna..(new delhi)

  4. says: Aryaman Stefan

    these impressing temples remind me of norvegian medevial wooden churches. Would like to celebrate puja in Himachal. Thanks for sharing these impressions – Aryaman

  5. says: Tejinder Singh

    Thanks for providing such beautiful pictures of hidden himachal . I was found of such dashing pictures. I will try to visit these places. once again Many-2 Thanks.

  6. says: Sangeeta

    Hi,
    My husband and I are going on a biking trip to Kinnaur. I was searcing for some temples around that reagion and chanced upon your site. You you be able to please guide as to how to reach, Sungra and What other places pr temples we can see . We will be staying at Rekong Peo and sangla. It would be gr8 if you could give us some info on the temples to see around that region.
    Thanks
    Sangeeta

  7. says: soumen

    please advice me, how to reach this temple ?
    (photo title – temple on the back of the mountains of the heights of 4,000m, Sangla)

    1. says: Avnish Katoch

      By Train: The nearest narrow gauge railway station is at Shimla 250 km. ( approx.)

      By Air: Nearest airport is Jubbar Hatti ( from Shimla to Kalpa ) 244 km.

      By Road: Almost each and every part of the state is linked by roads. The Himachal Road Transport Corporation is running its buses covering the whole state.

      Buses: http://himachal.gov.in/hrtc/
      http://www.oktatabyebye.com/hotels/hotels-in-Sangla.html
      http://wikitravel.org/en/Sangla
      http://www.banjaracamps.com/Camps_Sangla.asp

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  9. says: Aaron Carson

    I wouldn’t mind seeing the names of the districts or Tehsils for some of the temples, as I don’t necessarily know the villages by name. I’d be particularly interested in visiting the Parvati Temple at Killal but I don’t know exactly where that is. I’ve always found it strange that the Himalaya is the domain of Goddess Parvati, but there are so few temples dedicated to her in Himachal.

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