॥ सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः ॥
Temples near Balog, Junga, Shimlaबलोग(181)
No temple inside Balog is mapped in HinduTone's directory yet. The nearest recorded temples are Stone Kumbh (4.5 km), Sidh Baba Ka Mandir (4.9 km) and Orange Temple (4.9 km).
About Balog
Balog is a village in Junga tehsil, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with 285 people in 60 households (Census 2011). No temple inside the village is mapped yet; the 6 nearest recorded temples are listed below with straight-line distances. The Shimla district centre is about 16 km away in a straight line.
- Population
- 285
- Households
- 60
- Literacy
- 79.7%
- Sex ratio
- 900 females / 1,000 males
- Gram panchayat
- Balog
- PIN code
- 171218
Temples nearest to Balog
No temple inside Balog is in our records yet. If the village has a temple — a grama devata shrine, a Ramalayam, a Shiva or Devi temple — write to info@hindutone.com with its name and location and we will verify and add it here.
Devi3 templesAll Devi temples →
Kali Tibba
Jwala Mata Temple
Deity not yet recorded3 temples
Stone Kumbh
Sidh Baba Ka Mandir
Orange Temple
Map records come from OpenStreetMap and Wikidata. HinduTone has not yet verified their details, so only the name, deity (when the record states it) and location are shown. Know one of these temples? Write to info@hindutone.com.
Mantras for the deities of Balog
ॐ दुं दुर्गायै नमः
oṁ duṁ durgāyai namaḥ
Meaning: Salutations to Goddess Durga. Traditional mantra; meaning by HinduTone.
Full texts with meaning on HinduTone · All mantras and slokas →
Today in Balog — Tuesday, 3 November 2026
- Sunrise · Sunset
- 6:37 am · 5:31 pm
- Rahu kalam
- 2:48 pm – 4:09 pm
- Yamagandam
- 9:20 am – 10:42 am
- Gulika kalam
- 12:04 pm – 1:26 pm
- Abhijit muhurta
- 11:42 am – 12:26 pm
Computed by HinduTone for Balog (30.97° N, 77.25° E), IST, from sunrise and sunset at the village — they differ by a few minutes from city panchangams. Tithi, nakshatra and full panchangam for today →
Temples around Balog on the map
How to reach Balog
- Junga (tehsil centre)≈ 8.7 km
- Shimla (district centre)≈ 16 km
- Tara Devi Temple, Shimla≈ 14 km
Straight-line distances from the village centre; road distances are longer. Coordinates 30.9723° N, 77.2527° E.
Nearby temples and villages
Temple guides within 40 km
- Tara Devi Temple, Shimla≈ 14 km
- Jakhu (Jakhoo) Temple, Shimla≈ 16 km
- Bijat Maharaj Temple≈ 26 km
- Kali Mata Mandir≈ 33 km
- Bhima Devi Temple Complex, Pinjore≈ 38 km
Other villages in Junga with temples
- Loha (138)≈ 6.0 km · 1 temple
Straight-line distances.
Questions about temples near Balog
Is there a temple in Balog?
No temple inside Balog is recorded in HinduTone's directory yet. The nearest recorded temples are Stone Kumbh (4.5 km), Sidh Baba Ka Mandir (4.9 km) and Orange Temple (4.9 km) (straight-line distance). If Balog has a temple, write to info@hindutone.com and we will verify and add it.
How far is Balog from Shimla?
About 16 km in a straight line from the Shimla district centre; road distance is longer.
Which well-documented temples are near Balog?
Tara Devi Temple, Shimla (about 14 km), Jakhu (Jakhoo) Temple, Shimla (about 16 km) and Bijat Maharaj Temple (about 26 km) — each has a source-checked HinduTone guide.
Sources and verification
- Population, households, literacy, sex ratio and area: Census of India 2011; gram panchayat and PIN code: LGD and India Post (GODL-India).
- Village, tehsil and district names and codes: Local Government Directory (LGD), Ministry of Panchayati Raj, and Census of India 2011, used under the Government Open Data License – India.
- Temple names and locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License (ODbL).
- Temple records: Wikidata (CC0).
- Temple guides marked “Sources checked” cite their own sources on each temple page.
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