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Ghantaghar situated in the middle of Indira Market, the historical heritage of Mandi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting the historic city Mandi on December 27, on the completion of four years of the tenure of the Himachal Pradesh government. The proverb ’80 in Kashi, 81 in Mandi’ is prevalent in district Mandi since ancient times. There are 81 temples in Mandi as against 80 temples in ‘Varanasi’. Mandi is called the ‘Varanasi of hills’ and ‘Choti Kashi’ because of these 81 ancient stone Shaivite temples and their exquisite carvings. With the establishment of the Baba Bhootnath temple, there is a temple of Dev Madhorai in the town, which is famous for the Raj Devta. Mandi city, the cultural capital of Himachal, is a city of religious-cultural heritage. Let us know 10 things related to this ancient city in view of the Prime Minister’s visit to the historical city, which makes it a unique city of the country …
The Jaleb that comes out in the wake of Shivratri remains the center of attraction. The record of local folk artists playing Dev Dhun on folk instruments on the occasion of Shivratri has been recorded in the Guinness Book.
1. The age-old custom of meeting the gods
The celebration of Shivratri in Mandi began in 1526 to commemorate the establishment of the present Mandi. The city is still following the age-old tradition of meeting the gods. The day when the Shivratri festival is over across the country, the next day, the 7-day long International Mandi Shivratri Festival begins here. All the gods of the valley reach Mandi to meet Raj Devta Madho Rai. Three processions (locally known as jaleb) are the center of attraction during the festival.
Not only does Sepu Badi made in the market go to other parts of the state for sale, every day Sepu Badi is also sent to Delhi for sale.
2. Modi misses the taste of Sepu Badi
Seppu is the official and main dish of Badi Mandi. Mandyali Dham (community food) takes place at local weddings, celebrations and parties. The most important dish in this is Sepu Badi. In other parts of the state also, the craze for Sepu Badi is increasing. Prime Minister Modi himself is fond of the taste of Sepu Badi and has said in his address that he misses the taste of Sepu Badi a lot.
Mata Kuan Rani Temple. The followers of Buddhism consider the 1300-year-old temple built in the well to be an incarnation of Mata Tara.
3. Temple of the princess inside the well
In Lower Samkhethar of Mandi is the temple of Kuan Rani, a common heritage of Hindus and followers of Buddhism. Princess Mandharva was taking lessons in Tantra Sadhana from Guru Padmasambhava in this well, that someone filled the ears of the king about the relationship between the two. The king ordered both of them to be burnt alive in the well itself. Smoke continued to rise from the well for seven days. After seven days, instead of the well, a lake became a lake. After Padmasambhava descended on a lotus flower, the king realized his mistake. Padmasambhava was called the second Buddha and Princess Mandharva was said to be an incarnation of Mother Tara.
Mandi’s Vijay School. In the year 1866, on the coronation of Vijay Sen, the Anglo Vernacular Middle School was established in the princely state. In the year 1921 it was made a high school and in 1986 it was made a senior secondary school. The building has been preserved in its original form.
4. Preservation of 150 Old School
Old students of a school in Mandi, by spending crores of rupees, preserved 150 old princely heritage schools in their original form. The work of conservation of heritage building was done under the project of Asian Development Bank with the efforts of Old Students Association, Vijay High School Mandi. The two-storeyed school built of deodar wood and stone is a unique example of Pahari style architecture of its era. Due to the shape of the building being like the letter ‘O’ of English, it was also called by the name of O Block.
Ghantaghar Mandi situated in the middle of Indira Market of Mandi is the pride of the city. The history of this place is more than 300 years old. This place brings back the memory of the mutual enmity between Mandi and Bhangal state.
5. Buried here is the head of the enemy king
It was launched on 28 February 1939 in the presence of Raja Jogendra Sen of Mandi by the States Forces Military Adviser in Chief Sir Arthur M Mills. It is related to King Siddha Sen of the 17th century. The place was also known as Siddha Sir. In 1701 AD the enmity between Mandi and the neighboring princely state of Bhangal was at its peak. King Prithi Pal Bhangalia of Bhangal was taken prisoner by the then king of Mandi princely state, Siddha Sen and beheaded him. The king’s head was buried at this site by the king.
The pictures of the kings and princes of Barsele Mandi have been carved out of stone rocks. The establishment of Barsela in the princely state started in the 17th century.
6. Barsela of Mandi, a witness to the monarchy
The memories of the rulers of the princely state of Mandi are preserved even today. For the first time, the then King Hari Sen got his picture inscribed on the stone rock in the memory of the late King Keshav Sen. Barsela of Raja Jogendra Sen, the last ruler of Mandi princely state, is also established here. The Barsel located in the Mangwai locality has been declared a heritage of national importance by the Archaeological Survey of India.
The bridge was completed in 1877, Victoria Bridge by the British and Vijay Kesari Bridge by the princely state of Mandi. In the British government, the king was given an amount of one lakh for the construction of the bridge.
7. Car to the king in return for the victory, then the gift of Victoria Bridge
In the princely state of Mandi, during the rule of Vijay Sen, George V organized a function in Delhi. In this a competition was organized between horses and cars. The competition was won by Raja Vijay Sen’s horse and a car was given to the king as a reward. It was not possible to bring the car to Mandi, as there was no system of roads and bridges in Mandi State. The king urged the British government to build a bridge to connect Mandi. Although then its age was said to be 100 years, but this bridge served its services for 143 years and with the year 2000, the Victoria Bridge got rest due to the construction of the new bridge, but the bridge still stands with the same glory, which many tales and stories. is recorded in.
Joginder Gymkhana Club, situated in 25 bighas on the banks of river Beas, has turned 94 years old. Presently Joginder Gymkhana Club has 380 members.
8. Joginder Gymkhana Club Opened by British Commander in Chief
Another princely heritage town is identified as Joginder Gymkhana. The Joginder Gymkhana Club at Paddal was opened on 15 October 1927 by British Commander-in-Chief in India Field Marshal Sir William Birdwood during the British Raj on the request of Raja Joginder Sen of Mandi. The club has facilities like gym, billiard, snooker, bridge, restaurant and war. In the year 2000, a gym with state-of-the-art facilities has been added to the club, it was inaugurated by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur.
Hookah placed in front of the idol of Babakot, with its tail pointing towards the idol of Baba. Even today devotees offer tobacco to the idol of Babakot and clean the hookah of the deity.
9. Queen’s gods are pleased by smoking hookah
In the year 1623, Raja Janardan of Chamba was murdered by Raja Jagat Singh of Kangra by fraud. The pregnant queen of Chamba had reached Mandi after saving her life. Raja Harisena of Mandi gave shelter to the queen of Chamba. Chambayali queen brought with her the idol of Babakot Narsingh. Raja Harisena installed the idol of Babakot in the highest room adjacent to Damdama Bhawan. There may be a ban on the use of tobacco in public places, but Baba Kot, who is seated in the Damdama Mahal of Mandi, is pleased with the gift of tobacco. Legend has it that the queen of Chamba used to talk to her presiding deity every day.
The Art Gallery has a unique collection of photographs from all the fascinating and historical places of Himachal Pradesh. This collection shows the social and cultural heritage of the people of Himachal.
10. Himachal Darshan Photo Gallery
Himachal Darshan Photo Gallery is located near Sauli Khad on Chandigarh-Manali National Highway, about 4 km from Mandi. In the gallery there are photographs taken of the period when this hilly region was still far away from development. The gallery was established by Birbal Sharma, senior journalist and cinematographer of Mandi. Due to the four lane construction coming under the JD, the gallery is being rebuilt again.
Tweet by PM Narendra Modi ahead of his visit to Himachal.
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