The Jagatsukh Temple complex is an ancient cluster of which two exquisitely carved shrines remain. The older of the two is a tiny Nagara styled structure adorned with several sculptures, whose workmanship can be dated to the 8th-9th century and is dedicated to Shiva. The larger shrine before it is a renovated structure of the Himachali wooden type that has incorporated the sculptural remains of an earlier Nagara style temple that existed on the spot. This shrine is dedicated to Sandhya Gayatri, a deity associated with the sun, and after whom the most important mantra from the Rig Veda is named. Herman Goetz in his book The Early Wooden Temples of Chamba, has observed that “the original Sandhya Devi Temple of Jagatsukh in Kullu belongs to a style group which we have to associate with Kanauj of the Ayudha dynasty(Gahadvala Dynasty)”.
One interesting aspect of this site is that the shrine dedicated to Shiva has a three headed Vishnu sculpture, which is unique. Another important mention that should not be omitted is that this shrine has a lady priest. The shrine of Gayatri displays a reclining Vishnu that too is one of a kind, as it rests on its right shoulder unlike all other Aantashayana Vishnu sculptures.
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