Tira Sujanpur

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beauty of sujanpur tihra

21/08/2013

beauty of beas river

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Tira Sujanpur is also called Sujanpur Tira or Sujanpur Tihra located on the bank of River Beas. It is a beautiful town inhabited by Maharaja Sansar Chand Katoch who was the King of Kangra and later shifted from Kangra to Sujanpur Tira after the war with Muslim kings who wanted to capture Kangra fort. Maharaja Sansar Chand constructed his palaces, temples and courts (called Baradari) on the peak of hillock called Tira overlooking Sujanpur’s famous Chaugan, hence the name of the town is Sujanpur Tira. In the middle of this beautiful town there is one square kilometer green ground popularly called in Pahari language ‘Chaugan’ (which remains green throughout the year). Now part of the ground is occupied by the Sanik School. The ground is a meeting place for most of the town people, ladies, men, children for evening walk and for playing all types of games. Most famous Holi fair also takes place on this ground which lasts almost 2–3 weeks during the month of March.

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The Fort at Sujanpur Tira

The fort-palace at Sujanpur-Tira, 22 kms. from Hamirpur town is a historical landmark. The town was founded by Raja Abhey Chand, of ruling Katoch dynasty of Kangra, in 1748 A.D. and the palace, was built in 1758. The entrance is impressive and decorative. Inside, there are deep recesses and the walls have signs of faded paintings. It is a double storey structure, with arches, wall-niches and sizeable rooms. On the right is the Bara dari, where the kings used to hold their darbar. The fort-palace was destroyed in the 1905 Kangra earthquake and later by a fire.
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Sujanpur Tira is known for its five temples of which Gauri Shankar is within the palace precincts. Dedicated to Shiva and Parvati, the temple was built by Raja Sansar Chand in A.D. 1804. It has a number of wall paintings that are still bright and have been executed with precision. Floral designs, figures of Lord Shiva, Parvati and Ganesha and other human and divine forms adorn the temple from inside as well as from outside.
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Location: 22 kms from Hamirpur. 40 kms from Palampur.

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The placewas founded by Raja Abhey Chand, the kind of ruling Katoch dynasty of Kangra in 1748 A.D. Bulit in 1758, the Tira fortunes has remains of halls, Places and Temple, Below the Fort, the famous Chargoan has a great attractions which is surrounded by the town of Sujanpur. There are five old temples, of which Gauri Shankar, Murlimanhor, Narbadeshwar dedicated to Rishi Vyas. From the temple Complex of Narbadeshwar, the wide view of river Beas is worth seeing. State level Holi fair is held in the Sujanpur Chargoan during the month of March every year.

It was founded by Raja Abhay Chand, the king of ruling Katoch dynasty of Kangra in 1748 A.D. There is a tomb of Nawab Gulam Mohammed of Rampur. There are five old temples at Tira and Sujanpur. The temple dedicated to Gauri Shankar was built during the time of Raja Sansar Chand in 1793 A.D. in the sacred memory of his mother. The temple of Murli Manohar and Narbadeshwar (built by Pransani Devi, The Suketi rani of Raja Sansar Chand) were also builit in this time in 1970 and 1823 A.D. respectively. Other temples of repute are the Mahadev temple, Devi and Vyasheshwar dedicated to Rishi Vyas) temple. Obreen’s horses grave ( he was Raja Sansar Chand’s commander) is also located in Sujanpur. This territory was first visited by a German, named ‘Traveck’ and then by a British traveller named ‘Moorcraft’. Sujanpur place is suitable for adventure sports like Paragliding, Angling, Rafting and trekking in and around this area.

Gasota Mahadev, Hamir Utsav (State fair), Holi fair of Tira Sujanpur (State fair), Baba Deotsidh fair, Ghasian fair, Awah devi fair, Chaniary fair, Piplu-ra-Mela, Sair fair (Ladraur), Baggi Mela, Tauni Devi, fair Markanda fair are worth mention. All these fairs have religious sanctity and commercial importance for local people. The fairs which have only commercial significance are the cattle fairs at Jahu, Chakmoh and Dhirar. Hamir Utsav is celebrated at Hamirpur town in the month of Oct-Nov every year. The Holi fair of Tira Sujanpur (State fair) is celebrated in Chaugan (Ground) of Sujanpur in the month of March ‘every year’. .

Here lived Sansar Chand II who is known more as the patron of miniature Pahari paintings than the warrior king who fought battles. The fortified palace of Tira that overlooks the town of Sujanpur is the remnant of history. The ‘Barahdari Hall’ where Sansar Chand used to hold court, the temple of chamunda Devi within the fort all is there in shape or out of it. The Gauri Shankar temple nearby has some exquisite frescos that cover the walls and ceilings.

Narbadeshwar temple, a splendid structure, was got built in 1802 by Sansar Chand’s wife Prasanna Devi.Paintings showing the themes of love between Radha and Krishna and Shiv and Parvati have been drawn here with artistic fingers. Sansar Chand got built Murli Manohar temple near the chowgan in memory of his mother. Other temples are the ones dedicated to Lord Ganesh and Lakshmi Narayan.