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The Hidamba Temple at Manali in Himachal Pradesh. The worship of Shakti cults is popular throughout the Himalayan region in Northern India. Notice the Buddhist influence on the architecture of this ancient temple.
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Lang John, Desai Madhavi, Desai, Miki, Architecture and Independence. The Search for Identity -- India 1880-1980 (Delhi, Oxford University Press, 1997)
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