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Rang Mahal

Rang Mahal

Located in Suraj Mohalla, Rang Mahal attracts many tourists every year, mainly for its history and beauty. Historically speaking, King Ummed Singh laid down the foundation of the palace, during mid-eighteenth century. Later, kings of the same dynasty, including Raj Sri Singh, repaired this brick palace. The aim behind its erection of Rang Mahal, besides serving as king’s accommodation, was to have a warehouse for royal grain and treasure. The palace served as the centre of royal activities in its inception.Now, it is a government property and Department of Handicrafts uses it as the work-shop for shoe, slippers, etc. All the paraphernalia that was left in the palace has now been taken out and kept in different museums across India. The wall paintings, belonging to the Kangra School, that adorn Rang Mahal are splendid and represent one of the most extensive hill collections.

Rang Mahal

The paintings follow stories of Lord Krishna. The major attraction of the palace is the fact that its doors are carved and painted in style. Rang Mahal also houses a Himachal emporium, apart from a college that operates inside its premises.The emporium facilitates embroidery work by local women. These women have been carrying the thousand-year-old craft of embroidery by making embroidery on handkerchief. These handkerchiefs are made of silk and after embroidery work, become extremely beautiful. The place also attracts for embroidery work on silky clothes. Tourists have to take permission for any visit to Rang Mahal. The visiting time for the palace is from 10 am to 1.00 pm and 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm, from Mondays to Saturdays.

Rang Mahal

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Multan Fort

Multan Fort

The Multan Fort, a military installation, was a landmark of Indian defence and architecture. According to some estimates the original fort was built between 800 to 1000 B.C. It was built near the city of Multan, in Punjab province, on a hillock separated from the city by the Ravi River. The fort was destroyed by British forces during the British occupation of India.The fort was notable for both its effectiveness as a defence installation and for its architecture. Contemporary reports put the walls of the fort at 40 to 70 feet  high and 6,800 feet  in circumference. The fort's 46 bastions included two flanking towers at each of the four gates . A ditch 25 feet deep and 40 feet  wide and an 18-foot  glacis protected the fort from intruders.Within the fort stood a citadel flanked by 30 towers, enclosing mosques, a Hindu temple and a Khan's palace. The citadel was severely damaged by the battering it got from the guns of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1818.The Fort was originally known as Katochgarh and is attributed to have been built by the Katoch Dynasty.Multan was ruled by the various native empires before the invasion of Alexander the Great.

Multan Fort

It is said that when Alexander was fighting for the city, a poisoned arrow struck him, making him ill and eventually leading to his death. The exact place where Alexander was hit by the arrow can be seen in the old city premises. It is believed to be the same city as "Maii-us-than", where Alexander's forces stormed the citadel after seeing their king injured and unconscious on the field of battle. Multan was part of the Mauryan and the Guptaempires that ruled much of northern India. In the mid-5th century, the city was attacked by a group of nomads led by Toramana. These nomads were successful in taking the city, but did not stay, and the long-standing Hindu rule over the city was re-established. The noted Chinese traveller Huen Tsang visited Multan in 641.During the early period, Multan was known as the city of gold for its large and wealthy temples. The Sun temple, Suraj Mandir, was considered one of the largest and wealthiest temples in the entire sub-continent. Numerous historians have written about this extremely large Hindu temple that housed over 6,000 people within it. Other famous sites included the Suraj Kund and Temple of Prahladapuri. Story of Prahlada from whom the temple took its name.According to native legends and mythology, Multan was the capital of ancient Trigarta Kingdom at the time of Mahabharta and ruled by Katoch Clan of Kshatriya Rajputs.Prahlada was the son of King Hiranyakashipu. Hiranyakashipu held sway over this country and condemned the gods and forbade the paying of homage in their name. Prahladawas recognized as being a very devoted follower of Vishnu, much to his father's disappointment. As Prahlada grows in age, his father Hiranyakashipu becomes upset at his devotion to Vishnu, who he sees as his mortal enemy.

Multan Fort

Eventually his anger leads him to attempt to kill the boy Prahlada in many ways, but each time Prahlada is protected by Vishnu's mystical power. Finally in disgust Hiranyakashipu points to a particular pillar and asks if his Vishnu is in it? Prahlada answers "He is". Hiranyakashipu, unable to control his anger, smashes the pillar with his mace, it burst in two and out sprang the god Vishnu in the form of a man-lion form called Narasimha Avatar who laid the King across his knees and ripped his stomach open with his claws. A temple devoted to Narasimha Avatar of Vishnu is built. The temple of Prahladpuri Temple is situated close to the shrine of Bahawal Huk. Currently its roof and surrounding building have been damaged but the pillar is no more. The Idol was shifted from temple to a new place near old fruit market. Now it has been relocated at Haridwar, where it was brought in 1947 by Narayan Das Baba.

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Hidimba Devi Temple

Hidimba Devi Temple

Hidimba Devi Temple, also known variously as the Hadimba Temple, is located in Manāli, a hill station in the State of Himāchal Pradesh in north India.It is an ancient cave temple dedicated to Hidimbi Devi, sister of Hidimba, a figure in the Indian epicMahābhārata. The temple is surrounded by a cedar forest at the foot of the Himālayas. The sanctuary is built over a huge rock jutting out of the ground which was worshipped as an image of the deity. The structure was built in 1553.

The Hidimba Devi temple is built around a cave where Hidimba performed meditation. Hidimba was supposed to have lived there with her brother Hidimb, and not much is known about their parents. Born into a Rakshas family, Hidimba vowed to marry one who would defeat her brother Hidimb, who was supposed to be very brave and fearless. During the Pandava's exile, when they visitedManali; Bhima, one of the five Pandavas, killed Hidimb. Thereafter, Hidimba married Bhima and gave birth to their son Ghatotkacha

Hidimba Devi Temple

The Hidimba Devi Temple has intricately carved wooden doors and a 24 meters tall wooden "shikhar" or tower above the sanctuary. The tower consists of three square roofs covered with timber tiles and a fourth brass cone-shaped roof at the top. The earth goddess Durga forms the theme of the main door carvings. The temple base is made out of whitewashed, mud-covered stonework. An enormous rock occupies the inside of the temple, only a 7.5 cm (3 inch) tall brass image representing goddess Hidimba Devi. A rope hangs down in front of the rock,and according to a legend,in bygone days religious zealots would tie the hands of "sinners" by the rope and then swing them against the rock.

Hidimba Devi Temple

About seventy metres away from the temple, there is a shrine dedicated to Goddess Hidimba's son, Ghatotkacha, who was born after she married Bhima. The most surprising feature of the temple or what believers could call the most reassuring feature of the temple is the fact that inside the temple the imprint of the feet of the Goddess carved on a block of stone are worshipped and, when zooming into the area where the temple is located via Google Satellite, the imprint of a giant foot spanning across the valley in the area near the temple can be seen.

Hidimba Devi Tample