Jakhu temple Shimla

This temple we went during our Kulu Manali Shimla trip .

The Jakhu temple is well connected by road to Shimla. Cabs are available from any of the Shimla hotels you may stay in. We stayed in Hotel Fairmount  .

One can also take a pony ride to the Jakhu Temple from the Shimla Mall Road. Adventure enthusiasts can trek up the hill, the climb is quite steep in places and you will encounter many monkeys along the way. Recently, an aerial ropeway – the Jahku Ropeway Shimla started, that takes you from The Ridge to the Jahku Temple in just 6 minutes.

As we were a part of tour group we reached the foot hill by our bus and climbed the stairs.

Jakhu temple located on Jakhu hills of Shimla is an ancient temple dedicated to Lord Hanuman.

The place is Historically significant as Hanuman stopped here to rest while he was on quest for sanjeevni herb , when He was sent by Lord Rama from Lanka to cure unconscious Lakshmana , hit by the weapon of Indrajit , son of Lanka king Ravana .

He met sage Yaaku on the hilltop and then moved ahead in his journey. It is also believed that the sage built this temple.

In 2010, Hanuman statue of 108ft tall was unveiled in its courtyard. It is just in the temple complex . There is a seperate Shrine for Lord Hanuman where pooja rituals are done daily . The main Murthy is applied sindhoor fully.

Monkeys are in plenty in this temple so be carefull while taking eatables and pooja articles. A memorable moment for me was a monkey took by spectacles and was trying to put it , my hubby and our tour organizer tried to get the spectacles back it hopped from tree to tree then the temple authority person gave some peanuts to it while catching the nuts , it threw my spectacles back got it without no damage . After that I got down the steps without wearing my spectacles fearing it may again flick off .

After having the dharshan n blessings from Lord Hanuman we went to Lakkar bazaar in the Shimla mall road .