HP GK Details Of Kullu In English

HP GK Details Of Kullu In English

Kullu 

• History of Kullu 
• Geography 
• Rivers 
• Passses 
• Mountains 
• Art and Culture 
• Demographics 
• Fairs and festivals 
• Temples
• Economy 

HISTORY 

• PAL DYNASTY 

• SOURCES OF KULLU STATE 

Description of Kulut Desh –

• Mythological texts of Kullu 
• Found in the Rajatarangini, in Ramayana, Vishnupurana,Kadambari,Mahabharata ,Vrihatsamhita 
• Kullut –land of Gandharvas 
  
• Called kullantpeeth 
• Genealogy –APF Harcourt - , Kullu and Lahaul Spiti 
• Description of HieunTsang 
  
• State of kullu -635 AD 
• Pointed out circumference of Kullu princely -800Km which 187 from Jallandhar 
• According -1000 budhist monks study Mahayana –princely state 
• Ashoka built budhist stupa at kullu in memory of lord Budha visit to kullu 
• Salari shilalekh Kullu about the Gupta ruler Chandergupta

Mahabharata Period 

• Hiddimba –goddess of kullu princely –Married Bhima 
• Ghatochkacha -Bhima –Hidimba –Mahabharata 
• Seven Waziris 
• Parol Waziri (KulluCity) 
• Waziri Rupi (Between Parvat and Sainj Khad)(Kanwar Region) 
• Waziri Lag Maharaj (From Sarvari and Sultanpur to Bajaura) 
• Waziri Bhangal ( Chota Bangahal region) 
• Waziri Lahaul 
• Waziri Lag Sari (Between Fozal and Sarwari khad ) 
• Waziri Siraj ( Divides Siraj into Jalori Pass in Two parts)

Establishment of Kullu Princely State 

• Established by Vihimgpal –Haridwar 
• Ancestors settled in Allahbad to almora and Then to Haridwar 
• Vihamgpal after defeating local jagirdaars living in Jagatsukh house chapairam
• Established Jagatsukh as second capital 
• Pachpal defeated King Of Ghazan And Bewala 
• Second oldest princely State 

Visudhpal – 

• After Defeating Samanta Karamchand of Naggar in Battle 
• Shifted Nagggar From Jagatsukh 
• Rudrapal 
• King Rajendersen of Spiti attacked Kullu 
• Forced to pay tax 
• Chamba also Snatched Lahaul region from Kullu

Prashidpal 

• Defeated Chetman of Spiti 
• Got lahaul liberated from princely State Chamba 

Dateshwar Pal 

• King Meru verman of Chamba atttacked Kullu and defeated Dateshwar pal
• Killed this war
• 31st king of pal dynasty 

Jareshwar Pal 

• Got kullu Freed From Chamba with help Of Bushahar Princely state 
• King was Laxmi varman at time Jareshwar Pal

NaradPal – 

Contemprory of Sahil Varman , King Of Chamba

Bhup pal – 

• 43rd King of Kullu 

• Contemprory of Veersen 

• Founder of Suket State 

• Defeated Bhuppal in Siraj And Held Him Captive 

Invasion of pal dynasty Of neighbouring States 

• Bushahar during Hastpal -2 

• Bangahal during Narinder Pal 

• Kangra During Nandpal 

• Suket during Keralpal attacked and captured Kullu 

• Forced to pay tribute 

Urdanpal 

• 72nd  king Urdanpal of palvansh 

• Built temple of Sandhya devi –jagatsukh 

Last ruler of Pal dynasty

• Kailash pal 

• Last Pal of palvansh 

Singh Badani dynasty 

• Princely state Of suket -50years of Kailash pal 

• 1500 AD -Siddha Singh Established Singh badanI Dynasty 

• Jagatsukh capital 

Bahadur singh (1532)

• Bahadur singh ascended throne 

• Contemprory of king Arjun Sen of Suket 

• Conquered Waziri Rupi-and Ranas And Thakurs Of Siraj and annnexed them into his Kingdom

• Built A palace –Makrasa 

• Founded by Makas ,Son Of Vidura of Mahabharata 

• Married to daughter of Tandi demon 

• Makas was brought up by rishi vyas

• Capital is Naggar 

• Bahadur got his son  i.e PratapSingh married to daughter Of King Ganesh varman of Chamba 

• Bahadur singh –Pratap Singh(1559-75) , Paratab Singh (1575-1608) Prithvi Singh(1608-1635) and Kalyan Singh(1635-37) ruling Kullu under Mughals

Jagat singh (1637-72)

• Powerful King 

• Captured Lag waziri and out Seraj 

• Defeated jogchand oF duggilag And sultanchand Of sultanpur 

• And captured lag waziri 

• Aurangzeb called Him king of Kullu 

• Raja Jagat singh –revolted against Darah Shikoh -1640 

• Refused to obey his decree in 1657 

• Handed over royalty to Raghunath ji to get rid –blame Suicide –tipari 
• Ordered statue of Raghu nathji –damodar Das to Ayodhya –handed to king 

• Celebrated on Dhalpur plain –Raja Jagat Singh 

• From naggar –Sultanpur in 1660 

• Built temple and Palace of Raghunath ji in1660 AD

Vidhi Singh 

• Assisted Mughal Army in fight against Tibet and got the Part of Upper Lahaul 

• Withdrew portion between chandrabhaga to Tandi from Chamba 

Mansingh (1688-1719)

• King attacked Mandi and captured Gumma Drang salt mines - 1700AD 

• Assisted Queen –after killing of Raja PrithviPal –Banghal by King sidh sen of Mandi –and Defeated army of Mandi –by seizing the part Of Beed 
• Subjugated Lahaul spiti –border of tibet with Lingti River 
• Merged Shangri with Kullu and Collected taxes from king of kotgarh, Kumarsen , balsen 
• Won Fifteen twenty part of outer court from bushahar 
• Area become 10 thousand Square miles 
• 1719 – Along Ruler of princely state of bushahar , king of kumarsen killed mansingh in Srikot

Raj singh 1719-1731 

• Guru govind singh ji visited Kullu during Raj Singh  Reign  
• Asked for help against Mughals 
• king rejected 

Jai Singh 1732-1742 

• Raja shamsher Sen Of Mandi –invaded Kullu and captured Chahaaur area 
• Jai Singh -Resided Ragunath temple In Ayodhya 
• Handed over the Kingdom To his Cousin terhi singh 

Tedi singh (1742-67)

• Killed oponents 
• Misguidley By dancer and sanyasi 
• Arrogant chand attacked Kullu 
• At the same time Muslim fundamentalists
• Broke The idols Of bajaura Temple
•  Raja tedi singh – did not Have Legtimate child 
• Pritam maid’s Son- ascended throne In1767

Pritam singh 1767-1806

• Contemprory of king Of kangra Sansar chand , King mandi Shamsher sen  ,Raja Raj singh Of chamba 
• During his  reign  Raja Raj Singh of Chamba captured Beed Banghal and Imprisoned Wazir bhagchand of kullu 
• Whom Raja pritam Singh rescued by paying  -15000 Rs

Vikram singh 1806-1816 

• After death of Pritam Singh in 1806 
• Vikram Singh ascended throne 
• First Sikh invasion Of kullu took -1810 
• Led By sikh Diwan Mokham Chand 
• Vikram Singh Gave Sangri region 
• Sansar Chand -Also collected tax from Kullu

Ajit Singh 

• Vikram singh married queen had no children 
• After His death –Ajit singh-son Of Vikram Singh's Mistress 
• During Time Raja Ajit singh –William Moorcraft travelled 
• Kishan singh uncle –Raja Ajit -attacked kullu with help oF kangra 
• Raja Ajit Singh defeated Kishan Singh with help Mandi 
• Amir shuja of kabul took refuge Kullu 
• Kullu Army invaded Spiti In1818 under the leadership of Wazir Shobha ram brother 
• Kullu Army Attacked Zaskar -1818-19 with help of lahaul army 
• Genernal ventura invaded kullu with Mandi in 1840 AD and drove Raja Ajit Singh 
• Raja Ajit singh took refuge in princely State Of kullu 
• Raja Ajit Singh Was Sikh emperor – refuge Sangri –died 1841 
• Sikhs from 1840-1846 AD

British Power and Formation

• After First Sikh War on March 9,1846  comes under British
• Provided Waziri rupi to Rulers of Kullu 
• Lahaul Spiti –merged with Kullu on March 9th ,1846 
• Spiti Was merged with Ladakh to kullu 
• Kullu was incorporated in 1846 by forming a subdivision of Kangra 
• First assistant  Commissioner of Kullu subdivision  –Captain Hay 
• Headquarter Of Siraj tehsil  was Banjar at that time 
• Spiti was removed from Siraj in 1862 and made tehsil oF kullu 
•  1863  lord Elgin came to Kullu and He was the first viceroy to visit Kullu
• Lahaul spiti was formed on 30th june 1960 and separated from Kullu subdivision
• Kullu subdivision was separated From kangra in 1963 and made district of Punjab 
• First Deputy Commisioner of Kullu –Gurucharan singh 
• Kullu District was merged with Punjab on 1st november,1966

Geography 

• Latitude -31 degree 21 and 32 degree 25 North 
• Longitude -76 degree 55 and 76 degree 50 East 

Borders 

• North – Lahaul spiti 
• South –Shimla 
• East –Kinnaur 
• West –Mandi 

Rivers 

Satluj 

• Borders of kullu and shimla 

Beas –

• Vedic name Arijikiya 
• Origin –Beas Kund 
• Kangra enters from Sandhol 
• Mandi enters from Bajaura 
• Punjab enters From Mirthal

Tributaries of Beas 

Parbati 

• Origin  - Mantalai  
• Merged - Bhunter –Beas 

Tirthan – 

• Originates Pirpanjal 
• Joins beas near Larji 

Sainj 

• Origin Supkani peak of spiti valley 
• Joins beas near larji 

Harla 

• Joins beas at bhunter 

Springs 

• Vashisth –Hot water 
• Kheerganga –Hot water 
• Kasol –hot water 
• Manikarna –hot water 
• Rahla –Cold water 

Passes 

Rohtang pass 

• Eastern end of the Pir Panjal Range -from Manali 
• Connects the Kullu Valley -Lahaul and Spiti Valleys 
• Elevation: 3,978 m

Pin Parvati pass 

•  At 5,319 m. 
• First crossed -August 1884 - Sir Louis Dane –
• Alternate route to the Spiti valley. 
• Connects Parbati valley - Pin valley on the Spiti side 

Jalori 

• High mountain pass 
• At an elevation of 3.134m 
• (10,282ft) above the sea level

Dulchi: -Mandi-Kullu - 2,788 metres.

Bhubu: Jogindernagar and Kullu -2,895 metres. 

Rashol Jot: Kullu -3,230 metres. 

Pajanund Galu: Mandi Kullu region -3,280 metres. 

Khauli Galu: Kullu -3,440 metres. 

ChandarKhani Galu: Kullu 3,300 metres 

Gharhu Jot: -3,730 metres - Kullu

Sari Galu: Kangra-Kullu -3,740 metres. 

Bherianga Pass: Kullu-Kangra region -4,140 metres. 

Rangchi Galu: -4,540 metres - Kullu.

Shi Jot: -4,530 metres - Kullu. 

Kathikukri: - 4,640 metres -Kathikukri - Kullu-Kangra region. 

Animal Pass: Animal Pass in Kullu --4,880 metres. 

Taintu Ka Jot: -Kullu_kangra -5,000 metres

Sara Umga Pass: 5,010 metres -Kullu-Spiti

Lakes 

Seruvalsar Lake 

• High-altitude lakes -3100 m from sea level. 
• Reach Jalori pass, -76 km from Kullu.. 
• Very small temple of Burhi Nagini Devi, 
• The snake goddess. 
• Local women worship the Goddess – 
• Pour ghee on the lake shores. 

Dashir Lake 

• Rohtang Pass 
• Believed to have therapeutic properties
• Akbar ‘s daughter’s body was fine after Bathing here . 

Nainsar lake – 

• Bhim Dwar and shrikhand mahadev 
• Bhima prepared cave 
• During shrikhand yatra Visit pilgrims 

 

Mantalai Lake      -Parbati River 

Deoria lake        -Sainj Valley 

Hansa Lake       -Sainj Valley 

Shringtingu Lake - Shrintingu Lake 

Hansa Lake 

Bhrigu Lake

Mountains of Kullu 

• Dibibokri – Kullu -6400 
• Deotibba –kullu - 6001 
• Solang –kullu – 5975 
• Maiwa kandinu – 5944 
• Paranga la –Kullu- 5579 
• Umashila –Kullu - 5294 
• Shitidhar –kullu - 5290 
• Patalsu –kullu - 4470 
• Srikhand –Kullu - 5182 
• Inderkila –Kullu - 4940 
• PinParbati –Kullu -4800 
• Ghoralantinu-kullu-4760 

Temples 

Bijli Mahadev 

• Located on Banks of River Beas 
• Ancient temples in India 
• dedicated to Lord Shiv
• light strikes on shivalings 
• Shivaling broke in parts 
• Which was rejuvenate by ghee and makhan By Priest 

Hidimba devi temple

• The snow-covered hills of Manali
• Wife of Bhima and mother of Ghatothkach 
• Locally known as Dhungari Temple, 
• built in Pagoda style,
• four-storeyed with flat roofs.
• Raja Bahadur singh
• built on this rock in 1553

Bajaura temple 

• Situated in Bajaura, 
• Lord Shiva, 
• 9th century 
• Yoni Lingam’ 

Jamlu devta 

• Jamadgni 
• Malana in Kullu 

Manu temple 

• dedicated to the King Manu,
• Later known as Sage Manu. 
• Valley of Manali

Raghunath temple 

• Located in Kullu 
• Built by kingh Jagat singh 
• built in the year 1651 by Raja Jagat Singh 
• took shelter of Fuhri Baba - Kissan Das J 

Kartikya temple 

• Dedicated to Kartik 
• Konkhan 

Kapil muni 

• Maan Singh of Kullu

Folk dances 

• Kadathi –folk Dance of kullu
• Khadayala –folk dance of kullu, with sword of pilgrimage 
• Lalhadi –dance of kullu 
• Rhujhakanilanathi-Slow motion of naati
• Swang Tegi- Dusshera kullu –wooden mask of tiger
• Drori and Dhumrvenei -jagrana

Folk songs 

• Laman 
• Bhoru 
• Brahman

Demography

•  Area -5503 
• Sex ratio-942 
• Literacy rate-79.40% 
• Population density -80 

Administrative setup 

• Development blocks - 5- Kullu ,Naggar ,Banjar ,Anni,Nirmand 
• Sub Division - 4 Kullu, Manali,Banjar, Anni 
• Tehsils - 5- Kullu,Manali,Banjar,Anni,Nirmand 
• Sub-Tehsil - 2 Sainj , Nither 
• Mandi Lok Sabha constituency-Kullu 
• Vidhan Sabha seats -4 Kullu,Manali,Banjar,Anni

Economy 

Fisheries 

Banjaar –trout fish 

Katrain-trout hatchary farm 

Patlikuhl ,Nagini , Moheli -Trout farm

Agriculture and animal husbandary 

• Sainj –food grains enrichment Farm –kullu 
• Hamta and kuna –Potato development Center 
• Katrain- Vegetable Research center 
• Captain R.C lee –British variety gardens-bandrolu -1870
• Angora farm -1964-Mohal 
• Kullu tea Gardens –Bajaura, Naggar,Raison 
• Padha Bansi Lal-local Planters 
• A T bannon-1884 Apples 
• Duff –Katrain 
• Roenick –Bajaura 
• Minkan-Naggar 
• GCLHavel-1909-Brown fish –river of Kullu 

 Industry And Minerals 

• Rural ITI,Girls ITI –kullu 
• Shamshi ITI-1962 
• Bhuttico -1944-VedRam Thakur –Shamshi 

Minerals 

• Limestone-Kayanite,Larji, Harla 

Hydroelectric Projects 

• Parbati -2051 MW 
• Malana Project-86MW 
• Larji Project-126MW 
• Allain Duhangam

Fairs And Festivals 

Kullu Dussehra-

• Dhalpur Maidan 
• Ragunath rath yatra 
• Started by Raja Jagat Singh
• Seven days 

Bhadoli Fair- LordParshuram - son Of Renuka 

Budhi Diwali-Nirmand 

Dungari Fair –Memory Goddess Hidimba 

Valleys 

Manikaran –

• Hotwater spring 
• Dedicated to shiva n parbati 
• Lost earrings

NaggarRoerich Art Mueseum 

• Russia 1942-
• IndiraGandhi ,Jawahar Lal 
• Capital of kullu 

Bhunter –Airport 

• Harla joins Beas bhunter 

Malana –

• Oldest Democracy 
• Keneshthan and Jeyesthang
•  UpperAnd lower session 

National Parks and Wild Life Sanctuary

Great Himlayan Parks 

• 754Sq.km 
• established in 1984
• status of national park -1999
• UNESCO-2014

Kheerganga -established in 2010 

• 710sq.km
• Located in kullu

Inderkila

• 2010
• 710Sq.km

Wild Life Sanctuary 

• Kais 
• Konkhan 
• kanawar 
• Manali 
• Tirthan

Important person 

• Pratap singh -1857 –Leader –hanged dharamshala 
• Roerich – maharishi –Naggar 
• L.C prathi -kullu and quit india movement