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Brajeshwari / Bajreshwari Mata Temple
A shrine rebuilt after destruction in the 1905 Kangra earthquake.
Kangra · Himachal Pradesh
Rebuilt
As documented: 2026-09-28Approximate locality
32.1018°, 76.2699° · not a surveyed footprintHow to read this history
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The recorded chronology
Selected episodes. Rebuilding and later changes are distinguished from damage.
- Destruction · natural causeOpen this episode on the map ↗
4 April 1905 AD
The earthquake destroyed the temple, which was subsequently rebuilt.
eventSupported in consulted sourcesThe earthquake destroyed the temple, which was subsequently rebuilt.
- Kangra Pilgrimage ↗District Kangra, Government of Himachal Pradesh · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
- Bajreshwari Mata Temple, Kangra — article and references ↗Wikipedia contributors · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
dateSupported in consulted sources4 April 1905
- Kangra Pilgrimage ↗District Kangra, Government of Himachal Pradesh · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
- Bajreshwari Mata Temple, Kangra — article and references ↗Wikipedia contributors · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
actorUnknownNo human actor: natural damage.
Cause and responsibility must not be inferred from a ruin alone.
Location & last documented condition
Approximate locality coordinate; not a surveyed historic footprint.
- Bajreshwari Mata Temple, Kangra — article and references ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
The district government describes the rebuilt temple.
- Kangra Pilgrimage ↗District Kangra, Government of Himachal Pradesh · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
Source context
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- Kangra Pilgrimage ↗ · District Kangra, Government of Himachal Pradesh
Brijeshwari section records the 1905 earthquake and rebuilding. Mythological origin traditions are not used as historical evidence.
Discovery: Expansion review: original institution/report or Wikipedia reference trail · Access: direct - Bajreshwari Mata Temple, Kangra — article and references ↗ · Wikipedia contributors
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