Naggar

Naggar stands on the left bank of the Beas River in the Kullu valley of the western Himalaya. It served for centuries as the capital of the Kullu rulers before Raja Jagat Singh transferred the seat to Sultanpur. Naggar Castle, long a royal residence, is attributed to Raja Sidh Singh and is more than five centuries old. A local legend relates that stone for it came from an abandoned palace across the river, carried by workers in a human chain. The castle and the temples of the valley recall a mountain polity whose rulers and communities were connected by the difficult routes of the Beas valley.