Shimla, May 14 -- Almost 21 months after it was destroyed in a landslide, the Shiv Bawdi Temple at Shimla's Summerhill will be opened for devotees on May 18, say temple officials, adding that the construction has been completed.

On August 14, 2023, 20 people were killed and the temple was destroyed in a landslide, killing 20 devotees, amid floods across the state.

The Shiv Bawdi Mandir Committee has constructed a new temple atop a two-storey building next to the destroyed structure, using funds raised themselves.

Committee members say they have installed idols of Ram, Sita and Hanuman in the new temple. The committee, as part of consecration ceremony, has started offering prayers and a hawan was started on May 12, which will last till ...