| Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Illustrations
PART
ONE
1.
Geo-Cultural Panorama: Mountain System; The Siwalik
Region; The Sub-Himalaya Region; The Mid-Himalaya Region;
The Great Himalaya Region
2.
Western Himalaya Pantheology
Native Pantheology: Cults of Naga; Cults of Native Goddesses;
Cult of Mahasu; Minor Cults; Cult of Jamalu; Cult of
Dom; Cult of Sirgul; Cult of Bijat; Cult of Baoindra;
Cult of Banad; Cult of Jakh; Cult of Maishurs; Local
Cults
Classical Pantheology: Inroad of Brahmanical Traditions;
Cults of Vedic Sages; Cults of Vedic Trinity; Cults
of Shakti; Cults of Pandavas; Buddhist Cults; Organisational
set-up of Deities
3.
Temple Architecture: The Evolutionary Process:
PART
TWO
4.
Typology of Temples: A Preview; Classification
5.
Gable-Roofed Temples: Chamunda Devi Temple at Chamba;
Lakshana Devi Temple at Bharmaur; Docha-Mocha Temple
at Gajan in Kullu; Sandhya-Gayatri Temple at Jagatsukh
6.
Composite-Roofed Temples: Durga Temple at Gushaini;
Shiva-Shakti Temple at Chitrari; Vishnu Temple at Sajala;
Pandava Temple at Masali; Naga Temple at Naldehra; Ratal
Devata Temple at Sarog; Mahasu Devata Temple at Kashaini
7.
Tower Temples: Gondhala Castle in Chandra Valley; Castle
Temple of Joginis at Chaini; Baneshwar Devata Temple
at Pujarli; Thainag Devata Temple at Harwani; Kamaru
Castle in the Baspa Valley; Castle Temple at Sapani;
Bhimakali Temple at Sarahan; Durga Temple at Kiyari;
Bijat Devata Temple at Sarahan (Chaupal); Rairmool Temple
at Kadharan; Baoindara Devata Temple at Bachhoonch;
Jogini Temple at Sammarkot
8.
Multi-Tiered Pyramidal Temples: Vasak Nag Temple at
Gandh Top (Plain Pyramidal type); Lakeside Parashar
Rishi (Naga) Temple at Uttarsal; Parashar Rishi (Naga)
Temple at Phati-Khadihar (Kamand); Adi Brahma Temple
at Khokhan; Adi Purkha Temple at Tihri (Uttarsal); Triyogi
Narayan Temple at Dayar; Manu Rishi Temple at Shainsar;
Hidimba Devi Temple at Dhungri (Manali); Tripura Sundari
Temple at Nagar
9.
Canopied Composite-Roofed Temples: Mahdeva Temple at
Behna; Jageshwar Mahadeva Temple at Dalash; Mahadeva
Temple at Shamshar; Magaru Mahadeva Temple at Chhatari;
Dakshineshwar Mahadeva Temple at Nirmand; Bhawani Temple
at Manan; Koteshwar Mahadeva Temple at Koti; Gauri-Shankar
Temple at Mamel; Maishur Temple at Sungra; Naga Devata
Temple at Pangi; Karna Temple at Deorah (including Pokhu
Devata Temple at Naitwar and Duryodhana Temple at Saur);
Markula Devi Temple at Udaipur
10.
Circular-Roofed Temple: Durga Temple at Sharai-Koti
11.
Composite Temples: Mahasu Devata Temple at Hanol; Bhagwati
Temple at Lakhamandal
Appendix
1: Sacred Fire-pit in the Mandap
Bibliography
Index
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