Laxmi Narayan Temple, which is the main temple of Chamba town was built by Sahil Verman in the 10th century A.D. The temple has been built in the Shikhara style.
The temple consist of Bimana i.e. Garbhgriha and Shikhara with a small antralya. Laxmi Narayan Temple has a Mandapa like structure also. The wooden Chhattries, the wheel roof, atop the temple were in response to the local climatic conditions as a protection against snow-fall.
The temple of Lakshmi Narayana continued to be embellished by the Rajas who succeeded to the throne of Chamba. Raja Balabhadra Verma perched the metallic image of Garuda on a high pillar at the main gate of the temple. Raja chhatra Singh placed gilded pinnacles on the temple tops in 1678 as a reaction against the orders of Aurangzeb to demolish the temple. Later Rajas also added a shrine or two thus enriching the complex.
Lakshmi Narayana Temple History
About Champavati Temple
This temple is located behind the City Police Post and Treasury building. The temple was built by Raja Sahil Varman in memory of his daughter Champavati who is believed to have influenced her father to set-up Chamba at its present location. The temple is in the Shikhara style with elaborate stone carving and the wheel roof. The size of this temple is equivalent to the largest of the Laxmi Narayana Temple. Other temples to visit in Chamba are the Radha Krishna Temple and the Sitaram Temple.
Government College History
The Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) here today made a clean sweep in the elections for the Central Students’ Association (SCA) at regional centre of Himachal Pradesh University and Government College here.
In case of the regional centre, Anand Sharma of the ABVP got 232 votes to defeat National Students Union of India (NSUI) candidate Rajeev Kapoor for the post of president. Rakesh Kumar (236 votes) was declared as vice-president, Amit Kumar (210 votes) and Chander Kant (233) were elected as general secretary and joint secretary, respectively.
The ABVP’s panel elected at the Government College, Dharamsala Nitin was elected as president, vice-president — Vishal; general secretary — Sunnu; and joint secretary — Pankaj.
A mixed panel was chosen at the Baroh College, Prince and Sunit of the NSUI were elected president and general secretary, respectively Bhanu and Surinder, both of the Changar Sangharsh Samiti were declared vice-president and joint secretary, respectively.
At Kangra’s DAV College, Amit and Parvesh Kaundal of the ABVP were declared president and vice-president, Parvesh Sharma of the NSUI elected as general secretary and Shekhar of the ABVP as joint secretary, respectively.
