Bediani is a small town in Tsalka Municipality, located in the historic province of Trialeti. It was established in 1954 in connection with the construction of the Khrami Hydroelectric Power Station. The medieval Monastery of the Mother of God is situated on the edge of the town, on a wooded hillside. Prior to the founding of the town, the area around the monastery was uninhabited for many years. The historic name of the site is Vardisubani.

The role of the distinguished historian and public figure Ivane Javakhishvili in the development of almost all fields of the humanities is especially remarkable. His work marked the beginning of a new era in Georgia—not only in the development of historical studies, but also in many related fields.

Sergo Chakhoiants belonged to the generation of artists of the 1950s, though it wasn’t until the 2000s that he gained recognition. His son, Alexander Chakhoiants, shared that the artist's lifelong dream was to hold a personal exhibition, a goal that remained unfulfilled. Sergo was deeply committed to his painting, spending more time in his studio than at home. His wife, an art critic, believed in his talent, and when Sergo was working, she often told their children not to disturb him. He never thought of his artistic subjectivism or distinctive style as exceptional, and often justified it to his family that he could not paint in any other way.