Himachal Himalayas

• Sacred Geography:

☗ Shrikhand Kailasha (5227 m) (Pancha Kailasha)

☗ Kinnaur Kailasha (6050 m) (Pancha Kailasha)

☗ Manimahesh Kailasha (5653 m) (Pancha Kailasha)

☗ Dhauladhar Ranges (3500 m to 6000 m)
↪ Baijnath (Jyotirlinga)

☗ Pir Panjal Ranges (1500 m to 6000 m)
↪ Rohtang Pass

☗ Himachal Shivalik Range (600 m to 1500 m)
↪ Naina Devi

☗ Chamba Valley

☗ Kangra Valley
↪ Jwalamukhi (Shakti Peetha)

☗ Kullu Valley

☗ Parvati Valley
↪ Manikaran

► River Chandra Udgam → Chandra Taal near Baralacha La Pass

► River Bhaga Udgam → Surya Taal near Baralacha La Pass

► River Chenab (Chandrabhaga) (Asikni) Udgam → Tandi

► River Ravi (Iravati)) (Airavati) (Parushni)) Udgam → Rohtang Pass

► River Beas (Vipasha)) Udgam → Rohtang Pass
↪ Manikaran

▬ River Parvati flows
↪ Manikaran

◉ Chandra - Bhaga Sangam → Tandi

◉ Parvati - Beas Sangam → Parvati Valley

• Pilgrimages:

• Himachal Himalayas (Himachal Pradesh):
► Chandra (115 km) - Bhaga (60 km) - Chenab (974 km) - Ravi (720 km) - Beas (470 km) - Parvati (150 km) Udgam
- Chandra Glacier (Chandra Udgam)
- Surya Tal (Bhaga Udgam)
- Tandi (Chandra-Bhaga confluence forms river Chandrabhaga or Chenab)
- Bara Banghal region (Ravi Udgam)
- Beas Kund (Beas Udgam)
- Man Talai Glacier (Parvati Udgam)
...
- Shrikhand Kailash (Pancha Kailasha)
- Kinnaur Kailash (Pancha Kailasha)
- Manimahesh Kailash (Pancha Kailasha)
- Baijnath (Jyotirlinga) (Binwa flows)
- Jwalamukhi (Shakti Peetha)
- Kangra Vajreshwari
- Una Chintpurni (Sutlej basin)
- Bilaspur Naina Devi
- Manikaran (Parvati - Beas Sangam)
- Lahaul Triloknath (Chenab valley)
- Chamba Laxmi Narayan (Ravi valley)
- Mandi Bhootnath (Beas flows nearby)
- Manali Hadimba Devi (Beas valley)
- Manali Vashisht (Beas valley)

► Baijnath (Jyotirlinga)
(Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh)

☗ Dhauladhar Range
(Himachal Himalayas)

(Shiva Purana)

- Lord Shiva gave a Shiva Linga to Ravana (as a boon for his penance at Kailasha) which got fixed as Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga (identified with Kangra Baijnath).

► ► Jwalamukhi (Shakti Peetha)
(Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh)

- The temple can be visited from Kangra (35 km).

☗ Dhauladhar Range
☗ Kangra Valley
(Himachal Himalayas)

(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

• Devi: Devi abides in Jwalamukhi as Jwalamukhi Shakti Peetha (identified with Jwalamukhi Temple).
- Jwalamukhi Temple

ज्वालामुख्यां तथा जिह्वा देव उन्मत्तभैरवः । अम्बिका सिद्धिदा नाम्नी स्तनं जालन्धरे मम ॥
भीषणो भैरवस्तत्र देवी त्रिपुरमालिनी ॥

- Shakti Peetha Stotram - verses 8 and 9 (Jwalamukhi has the Jwalamukhi Shakti Peetha where the Jihvaa of Devi had fallen)

(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

▬ Jwalamukhi Shakti Peetha: I meditate on the Jwalamukhi Shakti Peetha where the Jihvaa (Tongue) of Devi had fallen. The Devi there is known as Siddhidaa and the Bhairava is called Unmatta.
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra - Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 8)

► Kangra Vajreshwari (Bajreshwari) - A famous temple of Devi:

Vajreshwari Devi Temple, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh

- Vajreshwari (Bajreshwari)
(Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh)
Devi: Vajreshwari Devi
☗ Kangra Valley

► Una Chintpurni (Chhinnamastika) - A famous temple of Devi:

Una - Chintpurni Devi Temple, Una district, Himachal Pradesh

- Chintpurni (Chhinnamastika)
(Una district, Himachal Pradesh)
Devi: Chintpurni Devi

► Bilaspur Naina Devi - A famous temple of Devi:

Bilaspur - Naina Devi Temple, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh

- Naina Devi
(Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh)
Devi: Naina Devi
☗ Naina Dhar Hill

► Manikaran - A famous pilgrimage of Shiva-Parvati:

Manikaran, Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh

- Manikaran
(Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh)
Shiva-Parvati: Shiva-Parvati
☗ Parvati Valley
◉ Parvati - Beas Sangam (Confluence)