The Sun-worship in Himachal has been discussed here, based on archaeological data in the form of coins, inscriptions, temples and sculptures.
सांस्कृतिक अवशेषों का समन्वित एवं सौष्ठव पूर्ण संग्रह केवल उन्हीं स्थलों पर उपलब्ध होता है जहां सांस्कृतिक जन-समुदायों ने जमकर निर्माण कार्य किया हो एवं भौगोलिक दृष्टि से सांस्कृतिक निर्माण कार्य के लिए स्थल-विशेष को उपयुक्त पाया हो। कुल्लू की देवघाटी में बजौरा या हाट (हाट बाजार) अनेकानेक संस्कृतियों का प्रवेश द्वार रहा है। जब त्रिगर्त की ओर से कुल्लू घाटी में उतरने वाली संस्कृतियों ने व्यासा के उद्गम को पाने का उपक्रम किया, हाट बजौरा इन संस्कृतियों का स्वाभाविक अध्यागत बना।
Bajaura is a small town in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh. It is situated on the right bank of river Beas about 14 km south of Kullu town. Several temples and a large fort once existed in Bajaura indicating it was an important centre of social, cultural and economic activity Read more…
A unique and fabulous sculpture of Ganga, the river goddess personified, was found in 1905 at the Sandhya Devi temple of Jagatsukh (Kulu) by archeologist Hirananda Shastri. In his paper ‘Historical Documents of Kulu,’ he mentioned the sculpture briefly, writing: “The only relics of the former prosperity of the [Jagatsukh] Read more…
Devi Shujuni’s famed metal bust was first noticed and photographed in 1919 at the Bhunda of Nirmand. The Assistant Commissioner of Kulu, H. L. H. Shuttleworth, was able to notice this artefact due to some ‘fortunate’ circumstances. On this occasion, the bust was one of the treasures brought out of Read more…
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