Jawalamukhi has been a pilgrimage centre for many years. According to a legend, the Mughal Emperor came to this Jwala Mandir after the battle of Noorpur and Chamba Akbar. Akbar once tried to extinguish the flames by covering them with an iron disk and even channeled water to them. But the flames overcame all these efforts. Akbar then destroyed the temple and had the priests and other devotees killed. After this, the king of Chamba (King Sansar Chand) reconstructed the temple. Maharaja Ranjit Singh installed a golden parasol (chhattra) and Sher Singh (the son of King Ranjit Singh) decorated the gates with silver.Thousands of pilgrims continue to visit the shrine year-round.