(18.97.9.172)
[ij] [ij] [ij] 
Email id
 

Asian Man (The) - An International Journal
Year : 2012, Volume : 6, Issue : 1
First page : ( 27) Last page : ( 38)
Print ISSN : 0974-6366. Online ISSN : 0975-6884.

Temples of Jaunsar-Bawar: Architecture and Legends

Arora Gitima

Research Associate, Centre of Excellence, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow

Abstract

This paper is a result of the fieldwork conducted in Jaunsar-Bawar (Dehradun district, Uttarakhand) for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology. This study was confined to the Jaunsari villages of the Chakrata Block (Tehsil Chakrata). The area is replete with temples of various cults, paramount and minor. The temples of gods of higher order and those lower in the hierarchy have been described here.

Top

Keywords

Jaunsari Tribe, Architecture and Legends, Temples.

Top

  
║ Site map ║ Privacy Policy ║ Copyright ║ Terms & Conditions ║ Page Rank Tool
838,389,170 visitor(s) since 30th May, 2005.
All rights reserved. Site designed and maintained by DIVA ENTERPRISES PVT. LTD..
Note: Please use Internet Explorer (6.0 or above). Some functionalities may not work in other browsers.