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Bhima Kali Temple is a temple at Sarahan in
Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh (; ; "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen mountain states and is characterized by an extreme landscape featuring several pea ...
in
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, dedicated to the mother goddess Bhimakali, presiding deity of the rulers of former
Bushahr Bushahr, also spelt as 'Bashahr' and 'Bussahir' or 'Bushair' was a Rajput princely state in India during the British Raj. It was located in the hilly western Himalaya promontory bordering Tibet in the northern part of colonial Punjab region. ...
State. The temple is situated about 180 km from
Shimla Shimla (; ; also known as Simla, the official name until 1972) is the capital and the largest city of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. In 1864, Shimla was declared as the summer capital of British India. After independence, ...
and it is as holy as 51
Shakti Peethas The Shakti Pitha or the Shakti Peethas ( sa, शक्ति पीठ, , ''seat of Shakti'') are significant shrines and pilgrimage destinations in Shaktism, the goddess-centric denomination in Hinduism. The shrines are dedicated to various fo ...
.Prem N. Nag, Dainik Jagran, 26 August 2007


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File:Inscription on door to Bhimakali Temple - These gates were made in the reign of Raja Padam Singh 1827. Sarahan, India.jpg, Inscription on door to Bhimakali Temple - These gates were made in the reign of Raja Padam Singh 1827. File:On one of doors- Bhimakali Temple, Sarahan, Sep2012.jpg, On one of the doors of the temple Sarahan-Bhimakali-32-gje.jpg, Inner courtyard of Bhimakali Temple Image:Bhimakali_Temple_Sarahan_birdseye.jpg, Bird's eye view of Bhimakali temple during
monsoon A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal oscil ...
File:Bhimakali temple in Back ground.jpg, Bhimakali Temple in the background Image:Temple in Sarahan, Himachal.jpg, A temple alongside the Bhimakali temple File:Bhimakali Temple at sarahan.jpg, Bhimakali Temple at Sarahan


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Of Stones Soaked In HistoryBhimamkali info on NIC
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bhimakali Temple Hindu temples in Himachal Pradesh Buildings and structures in Shimla district