Jawalamukhi

This article is about the town in Himachal Pradesh. For the constituency, see Jawalamukhi Assembly constituency. For similar uses, see Jwalamukhi.
This article is about the temple town in Himachal Pradesh. For the similarly named temple in Uttar Pradesh, see Jwala Devi Temple (Uttar Pradesh).

Jawalamukhi
Town
Sri Jwalamukhi Devi Temple
Nickname: 
Jawalaji
Jawalamukhi
Location in Himachal Pradesh, India
Jawalamukhi
Jawalamukhi (India)
Coordinates: 31°52′32″N 76°19′28″E / 31.8756100°N 76.3243500°E / 31.8756100; 76.3243500
CountryIndia
StateHimachal Pradesh
DistrictKangra
Elevation
557.66 m (1,829.6 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
5,361
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
 • NativePahari
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationHP 83

Jawalamukhi, also known as Jwalamukhi or Jawala-ji, is a temple town and a nagar parishad in Kangra district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is the location of the Jwalamukhi temple, which is known for a naturally burning flame emanating from a rock fissure, and recognized as one of the Shakta pithas.

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