Himachal Himalayas

☗ 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

► 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) (Ashta Dasha 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)

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► ► Manikaran
(Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh)

- Manikaran is located in the Parvati Valley of Himachal Himalayas between river Beas and river Parvati, northeast of Bhuntur at an altitude of 1760 m. It is 45 km from Kullu.

☗ Parvati Valley
▬ River Parvati flows
▬ River Beas flows
◉ Parvati - Beas Sangam (Confluence)
(Himachal Himalayas)

• Shiva: Lord Shiva and Devi Parvati was charmed by the beauty of Manikaran and stayed there for several hundred years.
- Manikaran

• Devi: Lord Shiva and Devi Parvati was charmed by the beauty of Manikaran and stayed there for several hundred years.
- Manikaran

• Legend of Manikaran: According to legend, once Lord Shiva and Devi Parvati were wandering in the forests of the Himalayas. They came to a beautiful place where the high mountains locked lush green forests within them. They were charmed by that place and lived there for eleven hundred years. Once when Shiva-Parvati were resting beside the beautiful waters of a stream, a jewel (mani) from the ear-ring of Devi Parvati dropped somewhere and got lost. She was highly distressed. The jewel could not be found even after a thorough search by the attendants of the Lord. Lord Shiva was enraged and his third eye opened. Due to this ominous event, there was commotion in the universe. The serpent god Shesh Nag was deputed to subside the anger of the Lord. Shesh Nag went there and hissed repeatedly. The streams became hot and water started boiling. From inside the boiling water came out a number of precious stones of the type of the mani of Devi Parvati. Shiva was pacified.

• Hot springs: Manikaran is famous for its many hot springs which are considered very auspicious.

• Temples: The place has a very old Shiva temple which got tilted during the earthquake of 1905. There is also a famous temple of Lord Raghunath in Manikaran village, the idol of which is said to be brought from Ayodhya.