Heritage & Temples·32 min read
Bharmour: 84 Temples, Zero Tourists
Bharmour was the capital of the Chamba kingdom for four hundred years, and then a princess preferred a different valley. What got left behind is a courtyard of 84 temples almost nobody walks through, the only Yamraj temple on earth, the homeland of the Gaddi shepherds, and the trailhead for the Manimahesh Yatra. A full guide from a Kullu local who keeps going back: temple-by-temple, Gaddi culture, the 2026 yatra (Sep 4 to 19), routes, costs, and the honest hard parts.
Rajesh Thakur·5/14/2026