Sujanpur Tira
Sujanpur | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Chaughan, Tira Sujanpur viewed from Katoch Palace | |
  Sujanpur Tira Location in Himachal Pradesh, India  Sujanpur Tira Sujanpur Tira (Himachal Pradesh) | |
| Coordinates: 31°50′N 76°30′E / 31.83°N 76.50°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| District | Hamirpur |
| Founded by | Raja Abhay Chand |
| Government | |
| • Type | Himachal Pradesh |
| • Body | municipal council |
| Elevation | 562 m (1,844 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 7,943 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 176110 |
Tira Sujanpur, also known as Sujanpur Tira or Sujanpur Tihra, is a town and municipal council in the Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh. Founded in the 18th century by the Katoch dynasty, the town is located midst the Himalayan foothills on the southern bank of the Beas River. It was one of the centers of Kangra-style miniature paintings (a chitrakala school) and Hindu temples built in an unusual blend of conventional Nagara architecture shrines with Mughal architecture palace, the latter decorated with floral murals of legends from the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.[1]
- ^ Shree, Venu; Sharma, Puneet (2015). "Tira Sujanpur: An Adobe of Katoch Dynasty". Journal of the Institution of Engineers: Series A. 96 (2). Springer Science: 161–168. doi:10.1007/s40030-015-0111-5.