Bhima Devi Temple dated back to the 11th and 14th centuries is perhaps the oldest temple in India. Situated on the Pinjore Kalka Road at a distance of 22 km from Chandigarh, this shrine is in the Panchayatan style of architecture. Here Durga is worshipped as Bhima Devi. The temple built on the rising foot hills of the Shivalik mountains is now in ruins.
Although now in desolate ruins, the Bhima Devi temple is built in a picturesque area with the Shivalik Hills forming a grand backdrop. Originally there seems to have been a main temple surrounded by four smaller ones.
The outer walls of these temples were decorated with images of gods and goddesses, floral and animal motifs, sexual encounters along with those of everyday life. Sculptures of Shiva, Parvati, Ganesha, Vishnu and Kartikeya abound in these temples. From a few inscriptions found on the sculptures in the temples, it can be assumed that they date back to the 9th century AD.