Several “temples” of pagoda style in the hilly areas of Mandi, Kullu, Kinnaur, Shimla of Himachal

• Temples built in the pagoda style of Himachal

There are innumerable temples of pagoda style in the hilly areas of Mandi, Kullu, Kinnaur, Shimla in Himachal Pradesh. Parashar Temple at Mandi, built by Raja Bansen in 1346, Hidimba Temple at Manali which was built by Raja Bahadur Singh of Kullu in 1553, Tripura Sundari Temple at Nagar, Triyugi Narayan Temple at Dayar, Adi Brahma Temple at Khokhan, in Kullu Valley The temple of Manu at Sanahar, the Maheshwara temple at Sungra and the Chagaon temple at Kinnaur are all built in the pagoda roof style.

• Combination of fourth style temple closed terraces and pagoda style roofs

Fourth style temples are a mixture of closed terraces and pagoda style roofs. Examples of this mixed style are the temples of Vahana Mahadev and Dhaneshwari Devi, built at a place called Nirath in Bahri Siraj. Apart from these, the main temples of hill architecture are Bhimakali Temple (Sarah, Shimla), Bijat Devta Temple (Sarah, Chaupal), Shirgul Devta Temple, (Jodana, Chaupal), Dom Devta Temple, (Guthan, Theog), Magaleshwar Temple (Balag, Theog), Kamru Temple (Sangla, Kinnaur), Rudradevata Temple (Deothi-Mazgaon, Sirmaur), Boindra Devta (Adhal, Rohru), Shirgul Devta Temple (Shama, Sirmaur), Magru Mahadev Temple (Chhatri, Mandi), Mahunag Temple ( Karsog, Mandi), Gudaru Devta Temple (Gawas, Rohru), Mahasu Devta Temple (Balikoti, Shilai), Nag Devta Temple (Jayli, Chaupal), Durgamata Temple (Shadi, Theog) and Chewli Temple Shimla (Balsan, Theog).

• The main gompas of Buddhist architecture built in a distinctive style

The main gompas (temples) of Buddhist architecture in Himachal are built in their distinctive style. These include the major Gompa Ki-Keeh Spiti (982-1054 AD), Dhankkhar Gompa, Spiti (958-1055 AD), Buddhist Gompa, Ribba (958-1055 AD) Buddhist monasteries, Namgaya, Kinnaur, Pooh Gompa, Kinnaur and Shahsur Gompa, Lahaul. As many gompas are built in Buddhist architecture.

The main temples of Mughal mixed architecture are Jwalamukhi Temple (Kangra), Brajeshwari Temple (Kangra), Shyamakali Temple (Mandi), Bhubaneswari Temple (Mandi), Bala Sundari Temple, Trilokpur (Sirmaur) and Shiva Temple (Ranital, Sirmaur).