Hadimba temple
Himachal Pradesh
Hidimba Devi Temple, locally known as Dhungari Temple, also known variously as the Hadimba Temple, is located in ManÄli, a hill station in the State of HimÄchal Pradesh in north India. It is an ancient cave temple dedicated to Hidimbi Devi, wife of Bhima, a figure in the Indian epic MahÄbhÄrata. The temple is surrounded by a cedar forest called Dhungiri Van Vihar at the foot of the HimÄlayas. The sanctuary is built over a huge rock jutting out of the ground which was worshiped as an image of the deity. The structure was built in 1553 by Maharaja Bahadur Singh.