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[[File:Close up of Bhima Kali temple's exterior, Sep 2012.jpg|300px|thumb|Intricate wood work on exterior of Bhimakali Temple]]
[[File:Close up of Bhima Kali temple's exterior, Sep 2012.jpg|300px|thumb|Intricate wood work on exterior of Bhimakali Temple]]
'''Shri Bhima Kali Temple''' is a temple at [[Sarahan]] in [[Himachal Pradesh]] in [[India]], dedicated to the mother goddess [[Bhimakali]], presiding deity of the rulers of former [[Bushahr]] ({{lang-hi|बुशहर}}) State. The temple is situated about 180&nbsp;km from [[Shimla]] and it is as holy as 51 [[Shakti Peethas]].<ref name="ReferenceA">Prem N. Nag, Dainik Jagran, 26 August 2007</ref>
'''Bhima Kali Temple''' is a temple at [[Sarahan]] in [[Himachal Pradesh]] in [[India]], dedicated to the mother goddess Bhimakali, presiding deity of the rulers of former [[Bushahr]] State. The temple is situated about 180&nbsp;km from [[Shimla]] and it is as holy as 51 [[Shakti Peethas]].<ref name="ReferenceA">Prem N. Nag, Dainik Jagran, 26 August 2007</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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<gallery widths=200px height=150px perrow="4" align="center">
File:Inscription on door to Bhimakali Temple - These gates were made in the reign of Raja Padam Singh 1827. Sarahan, India.jpg|thumb|Inscription on door to Bhimakali Temple - These gates were made in the reign of Raja Padam Singh 1827.  
 
File:Inscription on door to Bhimakali Temple - These gates were made in the reign of Raja Padam Singh 1827. Sarahan, India.jpg|Inscription on door to Bhimakali Temple - These gates were made in the reign of Raja Padam Singh 1827.
File:On one of doors- Bhimakali Temple, Sarahan, Sep2012.jpg|On one of the doors of the temple
File:On one of doors- Bhimakali Temple, Sarahan, Sep2012.jpg|On one of the doors of the temple
Sarahan-Bhimakali-32-gje.jpg|Inner courtyard of Bhimakali Temple
Sarahan-Bhimakali-32-gje.jpg|Inner courtyard of Bhimakali Temple
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|Bhimakali Temple}}
*[http://www.travel-himalayas.com/history-himalayas/sarahan.html Of Stones Soaked In History]
*[http://www.travel-himalayas.com/history-himalayas/sarahan.html Of Stones Soaked In History]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070928045842/http://bhimakali.nic.in/ Bhimamkali info on NIC]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070928045842/http://bhimakali.nic.in/ Bhimamkali info on NIC]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303194433/http://www.masterlyinactivity.com/spiti/bhimakali.html Image of Bhimakali temple]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303194433/http://www.masterlyinactivity.com/spiti/bhimakali.html Image of Bhimakali temple]


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[[Category:Hindu temples in Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Hindu temples in Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Shimla district]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Shimla district]]

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Intricate wood work on exterior of Bhimakali Temple

Bhima Kali Temple is a temple at Sarahan in Himachal Pradesh in India, dedicated to the mother goddess Bhimakali, presiding deity of the rulers of former Bushahr State. The temple is situated about 180 km from Shimla and it is as holy as 51 Shakti Peethas.[1]

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. Prem N. Nag, Dainik Jagran, 26 August 2007

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31°30′36″N 77°47′42″E / 31.510°N 77.795°E / 31.510; 77.795