Category:Bajreshwari Mata Temple, Kangra

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<nowiki>Vajreshwari Devi Temple, Kangra; वज्रेश्वरी; श्री बज्रेश्वरी देवी मंदिर, काँगड़ा; வஜ்ரேஸ்வரி தேவி கோயில்; établissement humain en Inde; բնակավայր Հնդկաստանում; ഇന്ത്യയിലെ ഒരു മനുഷ്യവാസ പ്രദേശം; населений пункт в Індії; nederzetting in India; مستوطنة في الهند; a Hindu temple in Himachal Pradesh, Shakti Peetha tirtha; Siedlung in Indien; ଭାରତର ଏକ ହିନ୍ଦୁ ମନ୍ଦିର; human settlement in India; human settlement in India; οικισμός της Ινδίας; இமாச்சலப் பிரதேசத்தில் உள்ள இந்து கோயில்; Bajreshwari Devi temple; Shakti Pitha of Kangra; Jvala ji mandir of Kangra</nowiki>
Vajreshwari Devi Temple, Kangra 
a Hindu temple in Himachal Pradesh, Shakti Peetha tirtha
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LocationKangra, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, India
Map32° 06′ 06.59″ N, 76° 16′ 11.53″ E
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The Vajreshwari Devi temple, sometimes spelled Vajesvari Mata or Bajreshwari temple, is one of the oldest temple sites in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh dating from pre-10th century. It was destroyed by Mohamud Ghazni, rebuilt after Ghazni's death. The site was once again destroyed by Muhammad Tughlaq, and then rebuilt again. In the 16th century, the site was devastated by Khawas Khan. It was rebuilt again during the reign on Akbar, to be destroyed again by the regional governor of Aurangzeb. The temple was rebuilt again after the collapse of the Mughal empire with the help of Sikh empire. The temple was damaged in the 1905 earthquake and repaired again. The temple complex is thus quite a late era reconstruction and the site thus preserves layers of a tortured and complex history. The most identifiable layer is the stone ruins from 12th and 15th century, though bricks wrap sections of it.

The Vajreshvari temple is a Shakti–peetha, one of the highly revered sites in India dedicated to the goddess tradition of Hinduism. The local legends state that this site was one of the Jvalamukhi temples and "Maa Devi" (mother goddess) temples in the Himalayas. The temple remains highly popular among Hindus and the site is a major tirtha stop for Hindu pilgrims.

The Vajreshvari temple is notable for early Durga Mahisasuramardini and Yama artwork. The site has two inscriptions. One of these is 24 lines long. It is notable for the first two lines in Takari script and mention of Jvalamukhi, then the rest in Nagari script. This inscription confirms the role of king Sansar Chandra in building the oldest surviving sections of this temple.

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