VERNACULAR ARCHITECTUREHIMACHAL PRADESH (SIRMOUR)

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AR. VANDNA SHARMA

VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE HIMACHAL PRADESH (SIRMOUR)

SIRMOUR WAS AN INDEPENDENT KINGDOM IN INDIA, FOUNDED IN ABOUT 1090 BY RAJA RASALOO OF JAISALMER. THE STATE WAS ALSO KNOWN AS NAHAN, AFTER ITS MAIN CITY, NAHAN. SIRMOUR WAS RULED BY THE CHIEFS OF RAJPUT LINEAGE.THE GIRI RIVER DIVIDES THE DISTRICT INTO ALMOST TWO EQUAL PARTS: GIRIPAR AND GIRIWAR.

VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE HIMACHAL PRADESH (SIRMOUR)

CULTURE : -THE PEOPLE WORSHIP DEITIES (DEVTAS) AND VARIOUS CUSTOMS AND RITUALS ARE OBSERVED BY THE PEOPLE. - HINDI, PANJABI AND SIRMOURI PAHARI ARE THE LANGUAGES SPOKEN HERE.

-BISHU IS A POPULAR FAIR THAT IS HELD AT SEVERAL PLACES. BISHU FAIR FEATURES THE FAMOUS THODA DANCE. NATI, GEE, RASA AND BUDHECHU ARE THE POPULAR FORMS OF FOLK DANCE OF SIRMOUR, THAT ARE ENJOYED AT OCCASIONS LIKE MARRIAGES,

DIWALI, ETC.

VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE HIMACHAL PRADESH (SIRMOUR)

LOCATION : GIRINAGAR, 5 KM FROM DHAULA KAUN, 23 KM FROM PAONTA SAHIB & 33KM FROM NAHAN. IT IS LOCATED AT 30.45°N 77.62°E. IT HAS AN AVERAGE ELEVATION OF 422 METERS.

CLIMATE : GIRINAGER HAS A SUB-TROPICAL CLIMATE CHARACTERIZED BY A SEASONAL RHYTHM, HOT SUMMERS, SLIGHTLY COLD WINTERS, UNRELIABLE RAINFALL AND GREAT VARIATION

IN TEMPERATURE 4°C TO 40°C. IN WINTERS, FROST SOMETIMES OCCURS DURING DECEMBER AND JANUARY.

AVERAGE TEMPERATURE

SUMMER : TEMPERATURE IN SUMMERS MAY RISE HIGH TO MAXIMUM OF 46°C. TEMPERATURE GENERALLY REMAINS 35 °C TO 40 °C.

AUTUMN : IN AUTUMN, TEMPERATURE MAY GO TO HIGH TO MAXIMUM 36°C. TEMPERATURE USUALLY REMAINS BETWEEN 16°C TO 27°C IN AUTUMN. LOWEST TEMPERATURE MAY GO TO 13°C.

VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE HIMACHAL PRADESH (SIRMOUR)

VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE HIMACHAL PRADESH (SIRMOUR)

AVERAGE TEMPERATURE

WINTER : WINTERS ARE QUITE COOL. HOWEVER, IT MAY SOMETIMES GETS CHILLY. AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN WINTERS REMAINS AT MIN 4°C TO 6°C.

SPRING : CLIMATE REMAINS QUITE PLEASANT IN SPRING SEASON. TEMPERATURE REMAINS MIN 9°C TO 18°C.

VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE HIMACHAL PRADESH (SIRMOUR)

ECONOMY: THE DISTRICT HAS AN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY. BESIDES THAT DISTRICT HAS POTENTIAL TO TAP MINERAL RESOURCES. KAMRAU IS A SMALL VILLAGE ALSO KNOWN AS 'PLACE OF LIMESTONE MILLIONAIRES'. SATAUN IS THE LARGEST LIMESTONE MARKET OF SOUTH EAST ASIA.

VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE HIMACHAL PRADESH (SIRMOUR)

CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES

VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE HIMACHAL PRADESH (SIRMOUR)

MATERIALS

USE OF MUD BRICKS FOR WALL

VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE HIMACHAL PRADESH (SIRMOUR)

MATERIALS

USE OF BAMBOO AS A ROOF MATERIAL

VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE HIMACHAL PRADESH (SIRMOUR)

MATERIALS

USE OF STONE AS FOUNDATION

VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE HIMACHAL PRADESH (SIRMOUR)

MATERIALS USE OF WOOD AS COLUMN AND BEAM

VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE HIMACHAL PRADESH (SIRMOUR)

MATERIALS USE OF WOOD AS COLUMN AND BEAM

WOOD ASCOLUMN

WOOD AS BEAM

VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE HIMACHAL PRADESH (SIRMOUR)

MATERIALS USE OF PARALI & SEAK AS ROOF COVERING MATERIAL

SEAKPARALI (HUSK)

VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE HIMACHAL PRADESH (SIRMOUR)

KITCHEN

VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE HIMACHAL PRADESH (SIRMOUR)

KITCHEN VENTS

VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE HIMACHAL PRADESH (SIRMOUR)

KITCHEN

STORAGE

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11617, AMAN KUMARNIT HAMIRPUR (H.P.)