Aadi Himani Chamunda Temple

Aadi Himani Chamunda is a temple to the goddess Chamunda Devi on a hilltop at 3,185 metres, north-east of the Shri Chamunda Devi Mandir in Kangra district. It stands close to the ruined palace of Raja Chandar Bhan Chand Katoch (died 1660) and is at least as old. Derelict until 1992, it was restored over some 20 years largely through the efforts of a retired officer, P. D. Saini, and a group of devotees. A newer temple built in the last decade was destroyed by fire in 2014 and is being rebuilt with help from devotees and the temple trust.

The shrine is reached on foot: about 13 km from Jadrangal village on the Dharamshala–Palampur highway, or a similar distance from the road-head at Kand Kardiana. The walk takes six to seven hours and needs moderate experience, and there is no water along the way. Devotees come all year except in winter. Local belief holds that the goddess killed the demons Chand and Mund by hurling boulders from this mountain.