INDIAN ARCHAEOLOGY

The Divine Mohras of Kullu
Speaker: Dr. Kirit Mankodi, archaeologist and author of The Queen’s Stepwell at Patan
 
Chair: Shri B.M. Pande

This illustrated talk is about the Devatas, or Mohras, worshipped in Himachal Pradesh. The Devatas are the divine busts made of either brass, silver, or even gold; they represent epic or pauranic gods, sages, and other heroes, around which the religious life of the present Kullu, Mandi and Shimla districts of this Himalayan State has revolved for many centuries