ANSWER – B

• Trilokinath temple represents Kashmiri-Kannauj art which flourished during the period of Raja Lalitaditya of Kashmir.
• This temple is sacred to both Hindus and Buddhists alike.
• The silver idol of Kali was installed by Thakur Himpala as Mahishasur Mardani.
• It is a wooden temple and Pauri festival is celebrated here in August.

ANSWER – C

• Tayul monastery houses a hundred million ‘mani‘ wheel by turning the minds of sentiment beings open to the compassion of the lord.
• This mani wheel is reputed to be “self turning” on auspicious occasions. According to the Lamas this wheel last turned on its own in 1986.

ANSWER – C

• A sculpture of ‘Marichi Vajravarahi‘ belonging to 11th-12th centuries A.D. is seen in Gemur monastery, located in Lahaul.
• Sashur gompa belongs to red hat sect and is located among blue pines.
• There is an idol dedicated to Bajreshwari Devi in the Guru Ghantal Gompa.

ANSWER – D

ANSWER – D

• Chhamb is organized here every year in the month of October.
• Tabo is known as Ajanta of Himalayas.
• It was built by western Tibet ruler in 996 A.D. on the banks of Spiti river.

ANSWER – A

• Bajaura temple to 10th century A.D. and it shows the influence of Pala art.
• The dome of Jawalamukhi temple was gilded by Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1813.
• Kanwar Naunihal Singh presented carved silver doors to Jawalamukhi temple in 1840.
• Mughal Emporer Akbar visited the Jawalamukhi temple during his reign.

ANSWER – A

• Yugankar Varman installed a brass image of Gauri Shankar in one of the shrines of Lakshmi Narayan temple of Chamba.
• Lakshmi Narayan temple of Chamba was built by Sahil Varman and it is a group of 6 temples dedicated to Narayan.

ANSWER – A

• Masrur temple of district Kangra are known as Ellora of Himachal Pradesh.
• Masrur temples are a group of 15 shrines and main shrine is known as Thakurdwara.
• These temples are built in Nagara Style by Kashmir Raja Lalitaditya.
• H.L. Shuttleworth discovered the temples at Masrur in 1913.

ANSWER – A

• Bhadrakali temple in Kangra is a leaning temple located in the Sarah area of the district.
• It has been restored by INTACH (Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage) under the aegis of the state government.
• The nearly 400-year-old temple of a local deity, Bhadrakli got damaged during an earthquake that devastated Kangra valley in 1905.

ANSWER – D

• Bajreshwar temple in Kangra was destroyed by Mahmud of Ghazni and built a Mosque.
• Baijnath temple in Kangra was built in 1204 A.D. and was renovated by Raja Sansar Chand.

ANSWER – A

• Bhuthnath temple has the features of shikhara style of temple architecture.
• Doongri temple was built in pagoda style by Raja Bahadur Singh.
• In Bijli Mahadev temple, the shivlinga is struck by lightening every year.

ANSWER – C

• On the eastern side of the temple of Bala Sundri lies the temple of Laya Devi.
• Laya Devi is known as the goddess of Dissolution.

ANSWER – A

ANSWER – D

• K.C SHARMA COMMITTEE: On 3rd July 2008, Himachal government set up a committee to report on the status of temples controlled and uncontrolled by the government.
• The committee had one member secretary Pt. Prem Prasad and Mr. K.C Sharma as chairman. The report was submitted on 20th July 2009. The committee recommended that out of 45 temples were under the control of state government, 25 should be kept in government control and remaining 20 should be de-notified.

ANSWER – D

Some of the well known temples of Pagoda style are:

• Hidimba Devi or Dungari at Manali in Kullu.
• Tripura Sundari at Naggar in Kullu district.
• Triyug Narayan at Dayar, opposite Bajaura, Kullu.
• Adi Brahma at Khokan, district Kullu.
• Prashar and Chhatri Mandi district.
• Sungara Maheshwara, Sungara, district Kinnaur.