10 Famous Hill Top Temples of Goddess Durga

JAI MATA DI – Navratri, The nine divine night’s of festival, dedicated in the honor of Goddess Durga. The biggest annual festival is celebrated at every temple of Maa Durga across the country.

Some of the most famous Durga temples Chandi mandir Chandigarh, Kamakhya Temple, Dakshineswar Kali, Ambaji Mata temple and Edakkunni Sri Durga Bhagavathy Temple.

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Vaishno Devi Temple – Jammu

The world famous and most religious pilgrimage destination in India, Vaishno Devi Mandir is located at the height of 5300 ft on in the trikuta hills of state Jammu and Kashmir.

The holy shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi is located inside a cave in a hill,  It is one of the most sacred Hindu pilgrimage site, Approximately 8 million yatris visit the temple every year.

Sharda Mata Temple – Madhya Pradesh

Maihar wali Mata Temple is situated on a trikuta hill of maihar in the state called heart of India. The sacred and holy temple is one of the 51 Shakti Peeth of goddess Parvati,where the necklace of Sati fell.

Other most famous Durga temples in Madhya Pradesh are Ratangarh Wali Mata, Tulja Bhavani Devas and Salkanpur.

Tara Devi Temple – Himachal Pradesh

The Tara Devi Temple is situated at the top of a hill called the Tara Devi Mountain in Simla, Himachal Pradesh. The temple was built approximately 250 years ago, Every year thousands of pilgrims visit Tara Devi temple.

Himachal Pradesh also has two other most popular Hindu temples Chamunda Devi Temple and Jawala Ji temple.

Kanaka Durga Temple – Andhra Pradesh

The famous Hindu temple of Goddess Kanaka Durga located at Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh.
The Kanaka Durga Templeis dedicated to Goddess Kanak Durgeshwari, situated on a hill top of Indrakiladri mountain on the banks of river Krishna.

Chamundeshwari Temple – Karnataka

The Chamundeshwari Temple is situated on the heights of Chamundi Hills at Mysore in the state of Karnataka. The Chamundedshwari Temple is considered to be a very religious temple having large silver gates and golden idols.

Mansa Devi Temple – Uttarakhand

Mansa Devi is one of the most visited and most popular temple, dedicated to Snake Goddess Mansa in the holy city of Haridwar, in the Uttarakhand state.

The Shakti Peeth is one of the famous siddh peethas along with other two Peethas are Chandi Devi Temple and Maya Devi Temple located in Haridwar.

Adhar Devi Temple – Rajasthan

The Adhar Devi Temple is one of the popular religious destinations, Located in the Mount Abu region of Royal state Rajasthan. The temple is situated in a cave  with picturesque views of the surrounding mountains and forests.

The Adhar Devi Temple is dedicated to the Goddess Durga, another world famous temple in Rajasthan is Karni Mata Temple.

Bamleshwari Devi Temple – Dongargarh

Maa Bamleshwari Temple is situated on a hilltop which is 1,600 ft high at Dongargarh in the state of Chhattisgarh.
The goddess Maa Bamleshwari temple refferd as Badi Bamleshwari, Another temple at ground level is situated about 1/2 km from the main temple is referred as Chhoti Bamleshwari.

Saptashrungi Devi Temple – Nashik

The Saptashrungi Devi temple is located at Vani near Nashik in Maharashtra. This temple is also one among the 51 Shakti peethas located on the Indian subcontinent.

Renuka/Anusuya Devi Temple, Ekvira Devi and Tulja Bhavani Temple are few famous temples of Goddess Durga in Maharashtra.

Tara Tarini Temple – Odisha

The Shakti peeth is situated on the holy taratarini hill in the tribal state, Odisha. The Taratarini Temple is one of the most ancient shakti shrines of India, dedicated to the twin Goddesses Tara and Tarini worshiped as manifestations of Adi Shakti.

The taratarini hill Shrine is one of the oldest pilgrimage centers of Mother Goddess and is one amongst the four major ancient Shakti Peethas in India.

The above picture of Maa Durga is made for shooting. Follow the link for other most popular Durga Temples of India Top 12 most popular durga temples in India.

There are 51 Shakti Peeth of goddess Shakti or Parvati, located throughout India and neighbor countries. Major Hill top temples of Maa Durga, the holy deity are as follows, some of them installed rope way travel system. जय माता दी!