An attempt has been made in this work to project a descriptive account of nearly three hundred religious edifices belonging to different period of Indian history in the twelve districts of the state, arranged in a chronological order, also classifying them in (i) Sakti temples; (ii) Siva temples; (iii) Vaishnava temples and (iv) Temples of the other deities.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Shantilal Nagar
Shantilal Nagar, a graduate of the Punjab University, served in the curatorial capacity in the Central Asian Antiquities Museum, New Delhi, the Archaeological Museum, Nalanda, and Archaeological Section of the Indian Museum, Calcutta for a number of years. He has to his credit the scientific documentation of over fifty thousand antiquities, in these museums, representing the rich cultural heritage of the country and comprising of sculptures, bronzes, terracottas, beads, seals and sealing, ancient Indian numismatics, wood work, miniatures and paintings, textiles and Pearce collection of gems, ranging from the earliest times to the late medieval period. He was awarded, in 1987, a fellowship, for his monograph on the Temples of Himachal Pradesh, by the Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi. He has authored more than fifty books.
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