Comments on: A brief history of Mandi district

By: Navdeep Sen

Navdeep Sen — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:26:12 +0000

what a great history of a great state . further the Ajbar Sen built the golden tarna devi temple of mandi in which the interior is of gold . and in the name of last king joginder sen the name of joginder nagar comes into existance .as it was in the center of himachal and all the trades were managed from here .the last king of the mandi had also worked as the ambessdor of india in brazil.

By: Ronal

Ronal — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 18:54:25 +0000

My nice home town mandi. Mandi is little switzerland.very beautiful place.

By: Nitin Kumar

Nitin Kumar — Mon, 30 May 2011 07:24:52 +0000

nice effort for the beautiful district………….

By: Nitin Kumar

Nitin Kumar — Mon, 30 May 2011 07:23:04 +0000

nice effort for the district

By: Rajkumar

Rajkumar — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:17:07 +0000

But as the history goes, the sen dynasty of Bengal started from Samanta sen who migrated from Karnataka (Chikamagalore area) to West Bengal with his followers who spoke a dravidian tongue(of course kannada) and followed South Indian costumes and culture.They gradually adopted the language and culture and customs of Bengal so much so that his grandson Ballal Sen was accepted as the leader of Bengali society. Again, Rup sen, a Bengali speaking Sen Price moved to Punjab and his son Bir sen to himachal pradesh and in course of time they forgot Bengali and adopted Hindi language,customs and culture of Himachal Pradesh as their own. All this shows Pan Indian integrity.(These are excerpts from book-The Sens of Himachal Pradesh by Dr. B Chakravarthy published in 1999).

By: sanjay mandyal

sanjay mandyal — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 10:57:52 +0000

historical data is incomplete anangpal sen matrenal grandfather of famed prthviaj chauhan was last sen king of delhi was descendent of khemrj.prthviraj chauhan succeeded him on delhi throne .with defeat of prthviraj in battle of tarain sen royality migrated to bihar bengal where they ruled till1600s when last hindu ruler of bihar was chased out of bihar killed in bengal by mugal genrel shujat khan his .laxman sen ‘s son rup sen fled to present day ropar then setup as roop pur after his name .

By: Anil Chandel

Anil Chandel — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:38:16 +0000

NIce work, Ramit ji.

I learnt something new about the Mandi and Suket. Very informative.

By: Naresh Singh Sen

Naresh Singh Sen — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:36:06 +0000

Hi I’ am Naresh Singh Sen belong to giora (JASSUR) we are mirgarte from mandi to nurpur hundred year ago. But ours kul place is mandi that is paradise place in himachal

By: Mitter Singh Thakur from Salahar

Mitter Singh Thakur from Salahar — Tue, 18 May 2010 03:28:18 +0000

Mandi is Heaven guys. . . .
Mandi is renowned for everything study,fashion,agriculture,art gallries,muesuem,Indira Market,Lake,canel,vally,forest,inocent people, but the most famous thing is Mata Shikari temple. . . . . .

By: Ramit Mahajan

Ramit Mahajan — Wed, 05 May 2010 12:23:43 +0000

Thanks everyone. Hopefully we can educate more and more people about our state.

By: akshay sharma

akshay sharma — Tue, 04 May 2010 22:08:49 +0000

proud to be a mandyal

By: kanwar Tripurender sen

kanwar Tripurender sen — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:46:11 +0000

you should tell more about suket state

By: Ajay

Ajay — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 09:13:10 +0000

Mandi (old name Mandav Nagar). Legend has it that the Great sage ‘Mandav’ prayed in this area, and the rocks turned black due to the severity of his penance, the town was referred to as Mandvya Nagari in his honour.
Mandi has more than 300 old and new temples. Because of large number of temple sand its location along River Beas Mandi is also known as ‘Chhoti (Small) Kashi’. Most of the temples are dedicated to Lord Shiva and Goddess Kali. There are many classical temples which the Archaeological Survey of India has declared ‘protected monuments’ due to their historical significance, the primary ones being:’Panchvaktra Temple’, situated at the confluence of River Beas and Suketi khad, ‘Ardhnareshwar Temple’, which is one of the very few temples of its kind in India. ‘Triloknath Temple’ located on the right bank of river Beas.

Mandi has a historical Gurudwara in honour of Guru Gobind Singh, who spent some time in Mandi. The people and the ruler welcomed him with great warmth and supported Guru in his war against the tyrannical rule of Aurangzeb; it is said that the Town has Guru’s blessings. The Gurdwara is also unofficially referred to as Gurudwara PalangSahab, because Guru’s Bed ‘Palang’ is still preserved here.
Places of interest : Sunken Garden ( Indira Market ) ,
Tarna Temple, also called Shyama Kali temple ,
Bhima Kali Temple ,
Panchvaktra Temple ,
Kangri Dhar ,
Rewalsar Lake ,
Prashar Lake ,
and Kamlah-Fort . ( Mandi has a historical Gurudwara in honour of Guru Gobind Singh, who spent some time in Mandi ).
Mandi is also famous for the Shivratri an International fair held for seven days in the month of March every year. Mandi hosts a half marathon every year.
Ajay from The Hague, Netherlands.
brawari@hotmail.com

By: ankit thakur

ankit thakur — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 06:45:23 +0000

its nice to see people from our state doing good for their state

By: Jagdish Kapoor

Jagdish Kapoor — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:58:29 +0000

People of Mandi are everywhere and they should know their history . We should be thankful the person who has taken so much pain.We should also proud that we belong to such nice placeand also help the person who belongs to this nice state.

By: Himal

Himal — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:53:57 +0000

very nice city and pleasent seens…………..

By: Amit Kapoor

Amit Kapoor — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:43:59 +0000

People of Mandi should know their history and this a great effort made.

By: gaurav gupta

gaurav gupta — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 14:05:01 +0000

hello mausa ji really an instructive effort

By: Lt Col S K Vaidya

Lt Col S K Vaidya — Sat, 06 May 2006 18:39:38 +0000

Educative. Really the history of our town is hardly known to any one. There is a lot which could have been added incl the latest improvements in the town and Distt. Overall a commendable effort. Keep it up. All the best.

By: vijay

vijay — Sun, 09 Apr 2006 15:57:59 +0000

Impressive. Nice effort