Above Banjar, on the old route towards Chehni Kothi, Shringa Rishi is worshipped not only as a sage from epic memory, but as the ruling devta whose presence still protects the valley below. Some temples are important because of the deity inside them. Shringa Rishi...
On the bank of the Pabbar River, Hatkoti’s ancient Devi temple keeps a strange local memory alive — of sacred vessels, hidden maya, floodwater, and one ghada still held by chains before the Mother. Some temples are remembered through their idols. Some through kings....