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Shahpur, Ranital and Sujanpur ; but further east-south-east by Mandi 

 and Manglaur it is less well defined, the destructive effects within it dying 

 away very gradually in that direction just as was the case within 

 isoseist X. Its northern course also is somewhat vague where it cuts 

 the uninhabited and little- trodden snowy ridge of the Dhauladhar 

 passing thence to the Beas valley between Sultanpur and Naggar. 



As a whole it may be said to be the area of moderate 'destruction. 

 An area of mod- But inasmuch as it includes a great variety of 

 crate destruction. country ranging from the gently lying Kangra valley 



to the rugged mountains of Kulu which comprise varied styles of village 

 architecture, the results show a similar diversity that is not easy to 

 summarise in a word or two. Temple silcras as mentioned under the 

 last sub-heading were not overthrown, as shown by many examples at 

 Mandi, Bajaura and Sultanpur, damage to them being entirely confined 

 to the downthrow of the amalaka, or top ornamental stone (see pp. 50, 

 56, 58) or to small horizontal shiftings of the courses of masonry. 



Great diversity in the styles of village architecture in this area has 

 Variety of village ne lp e d *° complicate deductions concerning the 

 architecture. apparent intensity. Only in the area of the Kangra 



valley was one able to compare effects within this isoseist on sun-dried 

 brick and slate roofed bazars with those in the same class within isoseist 

 No.X. 



In the more eastern and hilly parts of this area a great feature in 

 promoting the destruction of many buildings was the free use of river 

 boulders in the construction of walls. At Mandi, Sultanpur and 

 generally along the large river valleys, such material nad been frequent- 

 ly employed by native builders, and it even found its way into the 

 construction of the piers of the Buin suspension bridge, which was totally 

 wrecked. 



Another feature was the mixed and debased styles of building used 

 in the bazars of Sultanpur and other parts of the valley, styles which 

 involved the use of much wood in the construction of the walls,- but 

 without the advantage of a -properly keyed and pegged wooden frame as 

 in the old hill models. The latter in the form of drv stone and wood- 



