Jagatsukh Temple Manali

Jagatsukh Temple Manali
Vital Information for Visitors
Address:

Jagatsukh Shiva Temple, Jagatsukh Village, Mnali, Himachal Pradesh

Open & Close:

Open on all days
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Entry Fee:

Free

Duration:

1-2 hours

Best Time to Visit :

Festivals on Shivratri, Nag Panchami

Attractions:

More than thousand years old temple

Jagatsukh is the largest village about six km from Manali town. It was once the capital of Kullu kingdom. There is an important temple at Jagatsukh village. The temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva & Goddess Parvati, is popularly known as Jagatsukh Temple. It is one of the popular historical & religious tourist attractions in Manali . The antiquity of the temple is datable somewhat accurately. The outer portal of this temple bears an inscription meaning "Shri Maharaja Udham Pal Sundaya Devi Kali Murut". Now Udham Pal ruled in Kullu who reigned earlier to Siddh Singh, whose date of accession is said to be 1321 A.D. This temple, also called Jagatsukh Shiva Temple, was, therefore, constructed in the later part of the thirteenth century. Scattered about or crudely arranged outside the temple are various fragments which may belong to a more ancient shrine which probably stood there before it was converted or repaired into the present structure. Inside the temple are some of the most interesting carvings that are rather unique in design and execution. One of them is broken entablature of Kali, over two feet in length. It is peculiar as its hands and feet are nicely sculptured and the hands support a blow in front of the figure. The statue has been cut out of a stone, a portion of which has been damaged. The upper part of the figure is nude and a garland of snakes is wound round her neck and falls to her feet.

The right foot rests on a bull. Kali is depicted with four hands, two on each side. The one on the left and the other on the right support a large bowl which is very like a highly-finished ornamental top. It has a big hole in the centre that goes right through the body of the statue, which was perhaps used as a cistern. Another entablature, a little over a foot in height, represents Shiva and Parvati riding a bull in a semi-recumbent attitude. Shiva has an aureole round his head and he holds a trident in his right-hand, Parvati has three snakes depicted over her head. This piece of sculpture is unique for its representation of the effigies of snakes, something quite rare in these hills. There are many other sculptures in alto-relievo in this temple which are also nice specimens of art. There are also two Buddhist circles in the root of this temple. Outside the porch are two sitting lions. A huge number of broken lingams are scattered around in the open. “The mixture of relics of Buddhism and Hinduism is not a little curious.” There are not many rectangular-stone-and-wood-type temples with pagoda-like wooden roofs. There are only four in Kullu, and perhaps all can lay claim to considerable age. These are located at Dhyar, a village between Sultanpur and Bajoura, at Naggar and Dungari in the Upper Bias Valley and at Tinum village in Waziri Rupi. The one at Dhyar is devoted to Trijog-Narayan, and is supposed to be the oldest temple in Kullu. But no proof of its age is available.

Jagatsukh Temple near Manali in Kullu Valley is mentioned in the records of the reign of Basuda-Pal, the eleventh in a list of about 80 chiefs of Kullu to the present. If so, its foundation may date back to the centuries before Christ.

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