Western Himalayan temple records
Subtitle: state, pilgrimage, ritual, and legality in Chamba
By: by Mahesh Sharma.
Series: Brill's Indological library -- v. 31
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9789004176935
Subjects: Charpatnath (Shrine : Chamba, India) -- History -- Sources; Nātha sect -- India -- Chamba (Princely State) -- History -- Sources; Hinduism and state -- India -- Chamba (Princely State) -- History -- Sources; Chamba (Princely State) -- History -- Sources
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: A western Himalayan kingdom : the state formation and cultural complex, 700-1650 CE; title: The state and the portal of Charpat : small shrine-big symbol; title: Context : language, measures, and festivals; title: Documents; title: Epilogue : a small state and the little shrine; title: Appendices.