{"id":128062,"date":"2026-10-08T12:51:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T07:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=128062"},"modified":"2026-10-08T12:51:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T07:21:53","slug":"hidimba-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/hidimba-temple\/","title":{"rendered":"Hidimba Temple"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Hidimba Temple Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">President Droupadi Murmu recently visited the historic Hidimba Temple in Manali, the second day of her visit to Himachal Pradesh. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Hidimba Temple<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hadimba Temple, locally known as <\/span><b>Dhungari Temple, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also known variously as the <\/span><b>Hadimba Temple<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is a <\/span><b>Hindu temple<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> located in <\/span><b>Manali<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Himachal Pradesh.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is dedicated to <\/span><b>Hidimbi Devi, wife of Bhima, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a figure in the Indian epic Mah\u0101bh\u0101rata.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The temple is <\/span><b>surrounded by a cedar forest<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> called <\/span><b>Dhungiri Van Vihar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the <\/span><b>foot of the Himalayas.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>built <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in <\/span><b>1553 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">during the reign of <\/span><b>Kullu ruler Bahadur Singh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who ruled from 1546 to 1569.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Hidimba Temple <\/b><b>Architecture<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The temple is one of the few temples in India that follows a <\/span><b>Pagoda style<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of architecture, which is <\/span><b>common in Nepal and Tibet.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a <\/span><b>unique wooden structure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and a <\/span><b>four-tiered roof <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with<\/span><b> intricate carvings.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The roof has 24 wooden pillars that support it. The roof also has metal bells, brass cones, and horns that adorn it.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>roof is made of deodar wood, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which is <\/span><b>resistant to insects and decay.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The temple has intricate carvings on its wooden walls, doors, and windows.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The carvings depict various animals, plants, dancers, musicians, and scenes from the Mahabharata epic.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An<\/span><b> enormous rock occupies the inside of the temple,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with only a 7.5 cm (3 inch) tall brass image representing goddess Hidimba Devi.\u00a0 <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etvbharat.com\/en\/bharat\/president-droupadi-murmu-visits-historic-hidimba-temple-in-manali-enn26100707279\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>ETVB<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hadimba Temple, locally known as Dhungari Temple, also known variously as the Hadimba Temple, is a Hindu temple located in Manali, Himachal Pradesh. 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