Himachal Devi Darshan: six temples, one yatra

The six Shakti temples are Naina Devi, Chintpurni Devi, Jwala Ji, Maa Baglamukhi, Brajeshwari Devi (the Kangra Devi) and Chamunda Devi. Pilgrims coming from Punjab, Chandigarh or Delhi usually take Naina Devi first, near Anandpur Sahib, then the five Kangra-valley temples. Mata Vaishno Devi can be added.

Both. They are the same yatra, counted differently. The five most revered temples of the Kangra valley are Baglamukhi, Chintpurni, Jwala Ji, Chamunda and Brajeshwari; adding Naina Devi, the gateway shrine from the plains, makes it the classic 6 Devi Darshan. Longer versions add shrines outside Himachal and get called the 7 or 9 Devi Darshan. Tell us where you start and we order the route to suit.

Those names count the same Himachal temples plus shrines outside the state. Operators add Mansa Devi at Panchkula, Kali Mata at Kalka, Shakumbhari Devi near Saharanpur and Mata Vaishno Devi at Katra, in different combinations, which is why you will see the yatra called 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 Devi. There is no single official list. We already run the Chandigarh–Panchkula side and the Kangra–Katra road, so tell us which shrines you want and how many days you have, and we will build the route and quote one all-in fare for it.

The five Kangra-valley temples can be done in one long day, or more slowly over two. The full six with Naina Devi is usually a two-day yatra. We start pre-dawn to beat the queues and plan halts around the aarti timings.

From the Kangra valley itself, or door-to-door from Chandigarh, Delhi, Pathankot, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Amb Andaura station and across Punjab. We have a route page for each city, and the same car and driver stay with you the whole way.

Amb Andaura is the one to aim for. It is the Vande Bharat terminus from Delhi and it sits closest to Chintpurni, so the first darshan can come within the hour of stepping off. Pathankot Junction is the usual choice from Punjab and Jammu, and Kangra has its own narrow-gauge station on the Kangra Valley Railway. We track your train and meet you on the platform at all three.

Jwala Ji is about 30 km from Kangra, and Baglamukhi at Bankhandi is about half an hour from Jwala Ji, which is why the two are almost always done as one morning. Chamunda is about 25 km from Kangra on the Palampur road, Brajeshwari is in Kangra town itself, and Chintpurni, in Una district, is the farthest. The distance tables above list the figures we publish; ask us for any other leg.

The temples are open all year. Navratri (spring and autumn) is the most auspicious but also the busiest. For a calmer darshan, go on a weekday outside Navratri. We start early whatever the season to avoid the longest queues.

Yes. We arrange palki where the climb needs it, keep tea-and-toilet halts close to the car, and never hurry the line at the gate. The day is planned around the elders in your group, not the clock.

One quoted fare covers the car, driver, fuel, tolls, parking and any state-border permits on the route. Temple entry, prasad, pooja and meals stay your own choice. We confirm the all-in fare on WhatsApp before you travel.