This Kunalpathri temple , a historical temple is located approximately 6.5 km away from Dharamshala in midst of marvelous Dhauladhar ranges, in Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. The dense growth of tea gardens and lush green meadows have created a panoramic landscape surrounding the temple indeed.

You can include this place in your Dharamshala Tour Packages. The magnificent place is one of the most blissful and visited place here. It is one of the places to visit in Dharmashala.

Kunalpathri temple history

It is dedicated to the goddess Durga. According to the legends, she has been immortalized in a stone inside Kunalpathri temple. That always remains wet and when the stone starts to get dry, it starts raining. The interior of the Temple ha beautifully decorated with carvings of gods and goddesses.

There is a belief that Daksh Prajapati, father of Sati ( wife of Lord Shiva) once organized a Yagna and didn’t invite Lord Shiva. Sati was not able to bear the insult of her husband and jump into the fire of the Yagna. Shiva started his tandavanritya by holding the dead body of his wife on his back.

To restrain lord Shiva from this activity Lord Vishnu used the Sudarshan chakra and cut off the corpse of Sati into 51 pieces and a piece of her skull had fallen in the Kunalpathri temple indeed. Besides that the alluring atmosphere, magnificent views, scenic beauty along with spiritual positive energy attract a huge number of visitors throughout the year from various places of the world.