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Welcome to Shiv Mandir Kathgarh
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Contact Details
Phone: +91 1893-205439
Email: info@shivmandirkathgarh.org
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Mandir Kathgarh is one of the very famous temple in Himachal Pardesh.
This temple is devoted to Lord Shiva and Parvati. Temple is situated
 7
Kilometers from Indora on the meeting point of the Beas and the Choch rivers, built
in Roman architectural style housing two Lingas of light grey Sandy stone of 6’
and 4’-7” in height having octagonal base with every side measuring 1’-3” and 1’-3”
above the ground level personifying Lord Shiva and Parvati respectively. These Lingas
which are in direction of North-West stand 3 1/2" apart at the bottom and inclining
towards each other with just 2" away from each other at the top.
Kathgarh a small village on the Himachal Pardesh and Punjab border situated near
the confluence of river Beas and Chaunch Khad; 6 kms from Indora a Tehsil of Kangra
District and 4 kilometers from Mirthal a small township of Gurdaspur district on
Pathankot-Jalandhar Highway is known for ancient Shiva Temple.
There are different paths to come to the Temple, one is from Indora, near Pathankot,
and other from Mirthal village on the Pathankot-Jalandhar highway. From Mirthal
village, Kathgarh is about 4 km. If you're planning to drive from Delhi, you
should go via Hoshiarpur, Mukerian and then take the small link road to Indora from
Nangal bhoor. There is a private University in Kathgarh so the roadside direction
signs put by the university will take you straight to Indora.
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