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Nirth is at 950 m from sea level.Nirth is famous for Sun Temple .which has unique shape of “Nagara”.The one and only Sun temple in North India.There are only two sun temple in India.This is 18 km from old province of Rampur Bushahr .One Sun temple is in Nirth (Himachal Pradesh) and another one at Konark (Andhra Pradesh).
Nirth is a small beautiful village located on left bank of sutlej river .This village is dedicated to god Surya Dev (Sun) and set it deity chhaya the consert of surya Dev. Carved wooden pillars and cornices decorate parts of the temple. Motifs of flowers and flower buds are beautifully carved on wood. Aedicules in walls have deities that are stone-like but really of red sandstone blackened by years of worship and offering.Nirth is rich in culture, old ladies still wear Rajtu , Dhatu and Gacchi.People follow Hindu religion ,they celebrate all the festivals Holi ,Diwali,Dussehra and Maha Shivratri.This Historical temple is concealing so many secret of purna.There is legend that Pandavs stayed in Nirth during their exile.They made separate temple for goddess , earlier there used to be one temple only.
Buddi Diwali is very famous fair of Nirth .People from near by village comes to see the fair.It comes every year in the month of December.
Lord Ganesh is the disciple of Surya Dev. Lord Ganesh comes from Majhvati village in his palanquins .Lord Ganesh will dance with the beats of drums and tunes of other musical instruments. On the shoulders of his devotees his colourful palanquin swings up & down and left & right. These palanquins are not very big or with covering, these are open one just like big stools with four horizontal wooden poles to be carried by devotees. But these are beautifully decorated with mostly blood red coloured clothes. On the top rested main idol of the face of Deity made of eight different metals. This one is profoundly decorated with garlands of scented flowers and of coins, various ornaments, golden crown and with a gold umbrella.
