Historical Documents from High Western Himalaya: Lahul and the Areas Surrounding
by Tobdon
Author : Tobdon
Publisher : Kaveri Books
Language : English
ISBN : 9789386463258
Item Code : KBS007
Pages : 310
Weight : 620 GM
Dimensions : 24 X 17 CM
Edition : 2024
Binding : HARDCOVER
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The present work is a collection of karchhags, a kind of document prepared at the moment of celebration of a ceremony held in honour of a certain important person deceased in some wealthy household, which records the salient facts of the occasion. They are as important as any other historical document because they record the name of the prominent historical figure of the time in the area and are closely dateable. They cover uniformly the three valleys consisting of the four cultures of Lahul for the period starting from the sixteenth century continuously to the end of the British period.
Introduction;-
(a) Karchhag: The tradition of writing karchhags existed in all the three valleys of Lahul since long past. Earlier ceremonies were performed in honour of certain worthy members of a few wealthy families at a much grander level. Preparations had to be made for it from long time before to gather and accumulate resources. This was presumed to be a great virtuous task. Those who had performed such a ceremony had attained and entered a class in the society more elite. There were only a few such households in a village or in the area. In the large village of Sindhwari, known as the village of Brahmins, there was one family who had performed the ceremony of Pung-ying and they were renowned as such. It was also an opportunity for the households to exhibit and establish the status of their prosperity and popularity in the area. A great number of people were invited to attend the ceremony. In the ceremonies it is said that people came from all over Lahul. Even though this is interpreted generally restrictively, there is an instance which authenticates the fact. In the ceremony performed by Thonu, the great Kharpon, in c. C.E. 1840, at Jahlma, it is recorded that valuable articles were distributed among the people and feast was given to all the people of the three valleys of Lahul to the full satisfaction of them all. According to the Census of 1901, the population of Lahul was near about 6,000.
The ceremony could be for one or more and could be both for male and female members. In the records these persons are known in relationship such as father, grandfather, mother, grandmother, etc. and many are found named. In the Brahminic tradition, followed by a class called as Songlā inhabiting more in the lower part of Pattan, it was called Pung-ying (Pun-yin) a vernacular corrupt form of the Sanskrit word Punya.
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