One of the Shakti Peethas, worshipped not as an idol but as natural blue flames emerging from rock, first enclosed in a temple structure and later expanded with a golden dome gifted by Mughal emperor Akbar in gratitude.
The self-igniting flames, fed by natural gas seams, are venerated as the goddess's tongue, a rare peetha without an anthropomorphic idol.
Nearest airport: Gaggal (Kangra), ~45 km. Nearest railway station: Kangra, followed by road.
HPTDC guesthouses and private hotels around Jwalamukhi town.
Contact Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation.
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