Champavati Temple

Location

Located behind the Police Post and the Treasury building in Chamba, the elaborately carved Champavati Temple is of the Shikara style and was built by Raja Sahil Varman in the memory of his daughter, Chamapavati. The presiding deity at the Champavati Temple is Mahishasuramardini, a manifestation of Goddess Durga as the destroyer of the demon Mahishasura.

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