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History of Himachal Pradesh - Information

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After the Mauryan Empire disintegrated, the republics in Himachal again reorganized themselves. Some of them like Kunindas issued coins but Audambaras and Trigarta Shashtha had been damaged beyond repair. The latter had fragmented into parts and some of its units like Brahma-gupta had got a separate and an independent identity (Brah-mapura) which is mentioned by Hiuen Tsang During Kanishka's time, Kushans, were the overlords of these republics but as the Kushan empire weakened, Kunindas along with Yaudheyas and Arjuneyas fought for their independence and secured it. Their hard-won freedom however, could not last long. In about A.D. 340 the imperialist Samudragupta, prior to his Ashwamedh Yajna, sent them a challenge to either accept his over lordship and live in peace and prosperity or face destruction which other kindgoms that dared to oppose him had suffered. He never had to carry his sword to the hills which recognized his superiority. The Gupta Empire broke ...

Art and craft information for tourists in Himachal Pradesh - Swan Tour

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There are a lot of travelers who visit Himachal for art and culture , Swan Tours , one of the leading travel agents in India organises such trips on a regular basis .More information on sculpture tourism in Himachal is as below: Himachal Pradesh Art Himachal Pradesh Culture For tourists who are interested in Himachali sculpture, this can be divided into three groups: the mythological and human figures; the animal figures; and the agricultural designs. The mythological figures are found in a large number of temples but human figures are very few. Human figures are generally seen in the form of ldwarpals'; 'ganas', 'gandharvas', attendants and some royal person-ages. Only in the last case the artist has worked with more freedom. In other cases, the priests prescribed the type and attributed the signs of divinities and demonic or spiritual characters and the sculptors were only allowed to interpret the fixed descriptions. There are not many animal fig...

Information on most popular Tourist destinations in Himachal Pradesh.

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The most popular travel destinations in India , fall in the state of Himachal , The B est of Himachal Tour  gives you a glimpse of the must see destinations in the area , The information is as follows :                                                           Himachal Pradesh Tourism Himachal Pradesh has been a closed book till recent times. The cavalcade of time in the adjacent plains barely touched Himachal. The world of its people has consequently been different from that of the neighboring plains. Conquerors have come and gone, leaving but little impact, and the myths and beliefs of Himachal have remained unaffected. Thou-sands of years of isolation have only helped to ensure that modern thought and investigation find it difficult to penetrate the labyrinthine and misty paths. Himachal Pradesh, spread over 55,673 s...