Katyuri Dynasty : (7,8th -11 Century,Debatable) : Lord Shiva was widely worshipped,along with other local gods. In this era Shankaracharya visted Uttarakhand and Nepal replacing Buddhism and spreading Orthodox Hindu religion .The Buddhist monks were also replaced by Brahmin priest of South in Kedarnath and Badrinath temple.Immigrant Brahmins and constant Rajput inflow divided the Uttarakhand into different Castes.(Brahmins,Rajput Kshatriyas,Khasis,Chandals/Doms) Period : (Debatable) Origin of this dynasty was from Joshimath(Present-Chamoli District,Garhwal,Uttarakhand),where Basu Dev fought and took over other houses/clans at the time.The small provinces/houses were called Khashas (There’s an ancient temple of Vasudev at Joshimath).Later the epicentre or the capital town was shifted to Now Baijnath(Present-Bageshwar District,Kumaun,Uttarakhand).Below is the list if successors of the period. Basantana Dev ,Kharpar Dev,Adhiraj Dev,Tribhuvan Raj Dev,Nimbarta Dev,Ishttanga Dev,Lalitsura De...
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