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Maa Jwala Ji
 At a distance of 10 km. from Nadaun is Jwalamukhi, the town of temple is dedicated to Bhagwati Jwalamukhi, where eternal flames represent the deity Jwalamukhiji. Besides, there is the Gorakh Dibbi, Chaturbhuji Temple and a host of other smaller shrines. The gold plated dome of present Jwalaji temple was erected by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. There are legends of Akbar having sent his offering to the Deviji
One of the fiftyone Shakti Peeths, Maa Jwalaji Temple is famous as Sati's tongue fell at this place.
Jwala Maa is represented in the form of perpetual Jyotis - the 'flames".
These flames come out from nine different rocks in the temple. Popularly known as
Mahamai Jawala Ji, this place is situated in Kangra
Distt. of Himachal Pradesh and connected with Pathankot and
Hoshiarpur cities of Punjab.
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