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Awantipora, Jammu & Kashmir · 33.9167°, 75.0167°
The ruined Vishnu temple raised by King Avantivarman at his new capital on the Jhelum, one of the finest surviving examples of 9th-century Kashmiri stone architecture. Its peristyle courtyard and carved plinths document Kashmir's Hindu building tradition before the 14th century.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
Local tradition calls the ruins Pandav Lari, the house of the Pandavas.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Utpala
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