Things to do in Jwalamukhi — 6 stops, and which need a car
How this list is built
Sorted by distance from Jawalamukhi, because that is how a day here gets planned: what is a walk, what needs a car. The minutes are our own road routing. Each entry sits inside one of our copyable itineraries.
In the town
1. The Jwalamukhi Temple
The temple built over a rock fissure where a natural flame burns, with a golden dome and small shrines around the courtyard. Jwalamukhi Temple.
By car
2. Bagalamukhi Temple at Bankhandi
A shrine to the goddess Bagalamukhi, one of the ten Mahavidyas, 34 minutes away, busiest at Navaratri. Legend says Rama worshipped her here before the war with Ravana. No page of ours yet.
3. Maharana Pratap Sagar
The Pong reservoir, 51 minutes away: a Ramsar wetland with winter waterfowl, and the Bathu temples that rise from the water between March and June. Maharana Pratap Sagar.
4. Chintpurni
A small town in Una district, 51 minutes away, with the Chintpurni temple, one of Himachal's five Shakti Peeths. See the Shakti Peeth circuit.
5. The Kangra Fort
The hill fort at Kangra, 45 minutes away, and the Vajreshwari temple beside the town. Kangra Fort.
6. Masrur rock-cut temples
An 8th-century complex cut from one outcrop, 79 minutes away and a morning of its own. Masrur temples.
Putting it together
The temple and the lake make one day, and Masrur and the fort make another. See the Jwalamukhi guide for the one-day and two-day plans in full. For arrival, see how to reach Jwalamukhi, and for timing, when to visit Jwalamukhi.
Plans that include this
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Questions people ask
What are the best things to do in Jwalamukhi?
Visit the Jwalamukhi Temple, where a natural flame burns from a rock fissure, then choose between the Pong reservoir for birds in winter, the rock-cut temples at Masrur for architecture, and Chintpurni for another of the five Shakti Peeths. The Kangra Fort is 45 minutes away.
What can you do in Jwalamukhi for free?
Walk the town and its temple compound, and look at the Pong reservoir from its shore. We have no verified entry fees for the temple, Masrur or the fort, so ask locally. The main costs are a taxi and any boat or water sport, for which we have no verified prices.
How many days do you need around Jwalamukhi?
One day covers the temple and the Pong lake. A second day adds Masrur and the Kangra Fort. Chintpurni can fill a half-day on either, and the five Shakti Peeths together take a long weekend. Most visitors treat the town as a stop on the way to Dharamshala.