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Lakshana Devi Temple, Bharmour
The Lakshana Devi Temple at Bharmour, also written Lakhna Devi, is the oldest temple in the Chaurasi complex, with Durga as Mahishasuramardini and carved wood.
What it is
The Lakshana Devi Temple, also written Lakhna Devi and known as Bhadrakali, is the oldest temple in the Chaurasi complex at Bharmour. It is dedicated to Durga as the four-armed Mahishasuramardini, slayer of the buffalo demon, and its carved wooden facade takes themes from Shaivism and Vaishnavism.
Photos: Dhruvaeng (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Varun Shiv Kapur from New Delhi, India (CC BY 2.0) — via Wikimedia Commons, resized.
Getting there
It stands inside the Chaurasi complex, about a minute's walk from the centre of town.
The visit
Come close to the facade and doorway: the carved figures are the point. The wood is dark with age, and side light in the morning shows the relief best. Little is published about the temple's exact date, so this guide gives none beyond its place as the oldest in the complex.
When to go
Any month the road is open. See when to visit Bharmour.
Around it
The Narasimha Temple is beside the complex. The one-day plan walks the temples in order.
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Day plan · First visitTemples & heritage
One day in Bharmour — the Chaurasi temples on foot
A one-day Bharmour plan on foot: the Chaurasi complex of 84 shrines, the Lakshana Devi Temple and the Narasimha tower temple. Free, copyable itinerary.
Best May–Oct
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1 night · 2 days · First visitClassic
Two days in Bharmour — the temples and the road to Hadsar
A two-day Bharmour plan: the Chaurasi complex and the Lakshana Devi Temple on day one, then the road to Hadsar, where the Manimahesh pilgrimage starts. Free.
Best May–Sep
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Questions people ask
What is the Lakshana Devi Temple?
The oldest temple in the Chaurasi complex at Bharmour, dedicated to Durga in her four-armed form as Mahishasuramardini, the slayer of the buffalo demon. It is also written Lakhna Devi, and called Bhadrakali, and its wooden facade carries carvings on themes from Shaivism and Vaishnavism.
What should you look at?
The carved wooden facade and the band of figures above the doorway, which are the reason to come close rather than photograph from the courtyard. The carving takes themes from both Shaivism and Vaishnavism, and the wood is dark with age, so side light shows it best.
Where is it?
Inside the Chaurasi temple complex, a minute's walk from the centre of Bharmour. Because it sits within the complex, it is on foot from anywhere in the town, and it combines with the Manimahesh and Narasimha temples in a single morning.