Category: Historical Tit Bits

The Himalayan village of Bhanara.

In legends that speak of serpent worship in the Himalayas, a village that finds repeated mention.

The Himalayan temple of Shirgan Naga at Bhanara.

Temple of a serpent deity who has his own unique legend in Himalayan mythology.

The Tree temple of the warrior Ghatotkacha of the epic Mahabharata.

Ghatotkacha, a mythical warrior from the epic Mahabharata is a deity in Himachal

Hidimba, an enigmatic goddess of non-Vedic origin.

Revered in Kullu as a mother goddess, Hidimba is a deity of non-Vedic origins

The Himalayan temple of Kana Naga at Goshal.

A Himalayan Serpent deity from western Himalayan folklore.

The peculiar idol of Hanuman.

A unique idol of the Vedic demigod Hanuman that may also be one the earliest to be created

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