Contents Preface ..9 Acknowledgements12 List of Illustrations 13 PART ONE 1. GEO-CULTURAL PANORAMA19 1.Mountain System 2.The Siwalik Region 3.The Sub-Himalaya Region 4.The Mid-Himalaya Region 5.The Great Himalaya Region 2. WESTERN HIMALAYAN PANTHEOLOGY .. 49 Native Pantheology 1. Cults of Naga 2. Cults of Native Goddesses 3. Cult of Mahasu 4. Minor Cults 5. Cultofjamalu 6. Cult of Dom 7. Cult of Sirgul 8. CultofBijat 9. Cult of Baoindra 10. CultofBanad 11. Cultofjakh 12. Cult of Maishurs 13. Local Cults Classical Pantheology 1. Inroad of Brahmanical Traditions 2. Cults of Vedic Sages 3. Cults of Vedic Trinity 4. Cults of Shakti 5. Cults of Pandavas 6. Buddhist Cults 7. Organisational set-up of Deities 3. TEMPLE ARCHITECTURE: THE EVOLUTIONARY PROCESS . 95 PART TWO 4. TYPOLOGY OF TEMPLES 121 1.A Preview 2.Classification 5. GABLE-ROOFED TEMPLES .130 1.Chamunda Devi Temple at Chamba 2.Lakshana Devi Temple at Bharmaur 3.Docha-Mocha Temple at Gajan in Kullu 4.Sandhya-Gayatri Temple at Jagatsukh 6. COMPOSITE-ROOFED TEMPLES 157 1. Durga Temple at Gushaim 2. Shiva-Shakti Temple at Chitrari 3. Vishnu Temple at Sajala 4. Pandava Temple at Masali 5. Naga Temple at Naldehra 6. Ratal Devata Temple at Sarog 7. Mahasu Devata Temple at Kashaini 7. TOWER TEMPLES . 182 1. Gondhala Castle in Chandra Valley 2. Castle Temple of Joginis at Chaini 3. Baneshwar Devata Temple at Pujarli 4. Thainag Devata Temple at Harwani 5. Kamaru Castle in the Baspa Valley 6. Castle Temple at Sapani 7. Bhimakali Temple at Sarahan / 8. Durga Temple at Kiyari 9. Bijat Devata Temple at Sarahan (Chaupal) 10. Rairmool Temple at Kadharan 11. Baoindara Devata Temple at Bachhoonch 12. Jogmi Temple at Sammarkot 8. MULTI-TIERED PYRAMIDAL TEMPLES 216 1. Vasak Nag Temple at Gandh Top (Plain Pyramidal type) 2. Lakeside Parashar Rishi (Naga) Temple at Uttarsal 3. Parashar Rishi (Naga) Temple at Phati-Khadihar (Kamand) 4. Adi Brahma Temple at Khokhan 5. Adi Purkha Temple at Tihri (Uttarsal) 6. Triyogi Narayan Temple at Dayar 7. Manu Rishi Temple at Shainsar 8. Hidimba Devi Temple at Dhungri (Manali) 9. Tripura Sundari Temple at Nagar 9. CANOPIED COMPOSITE-ROOFED TEMPLES ..242 1.Mahadeva Temple at Behna 2. Jageshwar Mahadeva Temple at Dalash 3.Mahadeva Temple at Shamshar 4.Magaru Mahadeva Temple at Chhatari 5. Dakshineshwar Mahadeva Temple at Nirmand 6.Bhawani Temple at Manan 7.Koteshwar Mahadeva Temple at Koti 8.Gauri-Shankar Temple at Mamel 9. Maishur Temple at Sungra 10. Naga Devata Temple at Pangi 11. Karna Temple at Deorah (including Pokhu Devata Temple at Naitwar and Duryodhana Temple at Saur) 12. Markula Devi Temple at Udaipur 10. CIRCULAR-ROOFED TEMPLE294 1. Durga Temple at Sharai-Koti 11. COMPOSITE TEMPLES . 297 1.Mahasu Devata Temple at Hanoi 2.Bhagwati Temple at Lakhamandal Appendix 1. Sacred Fire-pit in the Mandap 319 Bibliography.. 321 Index .. 323