Naggar
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (Retd.) |
Naggar (नग्गर) is a settlement in the Kullu District of Himachal Pradesh.
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Location
It is located on Kullu-Manali Road at a distance of 26 km from Kullu and 22 km from Manali.
Origin
Gets name from Nagas.
History
V. S. Agrawala[1] writes that Ashtadhyayi of Panini mentions janapada Trigarta (त्रिगर्त) (V.3.116) - It is mentioned by Panini as ayudhajivi sangha, and a confederation of six states known as Trigarta-Shashtha. The name Trigarta denotes the region drained by three Rivers: Ravi, Beas & Satluj, and corresponds to the Jalandhar group of states which had retained their geographical identity all these years. It contains Pātānaprastha (=Paithan or Pathankot) situated at the entrance of Kangra Valley. (p.53)
V. S. Agrawala[2] writes that The central portion of the Trigarta formed by the Valley of the Beas was also named Kulūta (same as the Uluka of Sabhaparva (27.5-16), now known as the Kulū. Its ancient capital was at Nagara on the Beas. Maṇḍamatī was perhaps Maṇḍi, lying to south of Kuluta. Panini mentions special mention of Bhārgāyaṇa Gotra in the Trigarta Country (IV.1.111).
Naggar was the capital of Kullu Rajas in 1460. Naggar: Noun = the Learned Man. Naggar was the capital of the erstwhile Kullu Rajas for about 1400 years. It was founded by the Visudh Pal and remained as the State headquarters until the capital was transformed to Kullu (Sultanpur) by Raja Jagat Singh.
Naggar Castle, the official seat of kings for centuries. was built by Raja Sidh Singh more than 500 years ago. According to a legend, he used stones from the abandoned palace (Gardhak) of Rana Bhonsal to build the castle. He ordered the labourers to form a human chain over the Beas river connecting its left and right banks to transfer the stones manually.
नग्गर
विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर[3] ने लेख किया है ...नग्गर (AS, p.476) कुल्लू, हिमाचल प्रदेश की प्राचीन राजधानी है। यह अपनी प्राकृतिक और पार्वतीय सुन्दरता के लिए प्रसिद्ध है। यहाँ पर भगवान शिव का एक मंदिर भी है, जो काफ़ी प्राचीन माना जाता है। यहाँ के शिव मंदिर के प्रति यहाँ की जनता के हृदय में असीम श्रद्धा है। नग्गर के पास पहाड़ी पर एक सुंदर एवं कलापूर्ण मंदिर है, जिसे 'मुरलीधर का मंदिर' कहते हैं। स्थानीय किंवदंती में कहा जाता है कि बारह वर्ष के वनवास काल में पांडवों ने इस मंदिर का निर्माण किया था। रमणीक पार्वतीय पृष्ठभूमि में स्थित इस मंदिर की वास्तुकला और शिल्पकारी वास्तव में सराहनीय है।
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References
- ↑ V. S. Agrawala: India as Known to Panini, 1953, p.53
- ↑ V. S. Agrawala: India as Known to Panini, 1953, p.54
- ↑ Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p.476