Jakhoo Temple

Jakhoo Temple is an ancient temple in Shimla, devoted to the Hindu deity Hanuman. It is located on Jakhoo Hill, Shimla's maximum top, 2.5 km east of the Ridge at a top of 2,455 m above sea stage. Each year, a festival is held on Dussehra. The temple is offered by foot, horse, or taxi. The personal organisation Jagson International Limited started out an aerial Ropeway linking the Ridge with the temple. According to the Ramayana, Hanuman stopped on the location to relaxation even as searching for the Sanjivni Booti to revive Lakshmana.

Lakshmana, additionally spelled as Laxman or Lakhan, is the more youthful brother of Rama and his aide inside the Hindu epic, the Ramayana. He is also known with the aid of different names- Saumitra, Ramanuja and Bharatanuja or Laxman. A massive 108-toes-high idol of Hanuman was unveiled at Jakhoo Hanuman temple on five November 2010. At 108 feet, it surpasses the statue of Christ the Redeemer, which measures at ninety eight toes, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The fee of construction changed into Rs 1.5 crores. The public unveiling become officiated with the aid of by Abhishek Bachchan.