Jakhu Temple

                                        Jakhu Temple
About

About

Jakhu temple is a situated in Shimla, dedicated to the Hind deity, Hanuman.It is situated on Shimla hill miles east of the Ridge, Shimla at a height of  2455 above the sea level.Shimla highest peak offers a panoramic view of the Shivalik ranges at the town of Sanjauli.

An ancient Lord Hanuman temple is there and every week a big festival is held on Dussehra.you can go to the temple by foot from the Ridge or can hire a horse and Taxi.

The Legend

Legend

One legend goes to the Hanuman stopped here rest while he was searching the sanjivani to revive the Laxmanana in the Epic Ramayana.On arrival at the temple, a sign advises visitors to the secure all the personal belonging and the beware of the Monkeys, which are everywhere.This is appropriate as the temple is in honor of the Monkey Lord.Visitors must remove shoes before entering the temple.

Hanuman Statue

Statue

Just on the outskirts of the erstwhile summer capital of the British Raj, a giant 108 feet high idol of the Hanuman was unveiled at the Jakhu temple in the Shimla in 2010.overlooking the entire city, Given its titanic size, it would not be the out of the place to say that monkeys will be omnipresent in this famous tourist destination which already has a large monkey population.At the feet at the highest altitude of over 8100 and the constructed at a cost of Rs 1.5 crores, Its surpasses the statue of the "Christ the Redeemer" Which measures at the 98 feet and stand at an altitude of 2296 feet in the Rio de Janerio in Brasil.