Ranihat
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Rani Hat (राणीहाट) village is located in Devprayag Tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand, India.
Variants
Location
The location code or village code of Rani Hat village is 043363. Rani Hat village is located in Devprayag Tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand, India. It is situated 33km away from sub-district headquarter Devprayag and 103 km away from district headquarter New Tehri. Kirtinagar is nearest town to Rani Hat which is approximately 2km away.[1]
History
Excavation
Ranihat: Located on the right bank of the river Alaknanda, opposite to Srinagar town, this ancient site was subjected to excavation by the Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna University, Srinagar Garhwal under the direction of Prof K. P. Nautiyal in the year 1977. The site had a total thickness of 3.25m of habitational deposit, which divided into three occupational periods i.e., Period I (600-400 B.C.), Period II A (400-200 B.C.), Period II B (200 B.C.-A.D. 200), Period III (A.D. 800-1200). Period I yielded fine unpainted grey were, glossy red ware, black polished ware and evidences of smelting of copper and iron. Period II A witnessed use of burnt bricks, a variety of pottery such a rimless handi, miniature bowl and terracotta figurines belonging to the Mauryan period. In the Period II B people laid decent floors with the help of stones and used a few new types of pottery like the sprinkler, miniature vase etc. However, in Period III after a long gap of about 600 years, people abandoned the use of bricks and built structures of stones. The people of Ranihat specialized themselves in the smelting of iron from the locally available ore and manufactured iron tools for fishing and hunting which appear to be the main source of subsistence of the people.[2]
राणीहाट
राणीहाट (AS, p.785): टिहरी गढ़वाल, उत्तराखण्ड का एक ऐतिहासिक ग्राम है। यह श्रीनगर से तीन मील की दूरी पर अलकनंदा के तट पर स्थित है। 'राजराजेश्वरी' के प्राचीन मंदिर के लिये यह स्थान उल्लेखनीय है। कहा जाता है कि पूर्व काल में इस मंदिर के चतुर्दिक 360 अन्य मंदिर भी थे। 11वीं और 12वीं शती की अनेक मूर्तियां राणीहाट से मिली हैं।[3]