Shiva, with shrines to Vishnu, Shakti goddesses and SuryaPashupata patronage; Katyuri/Chand era (attributed)Nagara (North Indian), with Valabhi and latina variants
Sacred since
700 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
7th-14th c.
Pashupata patronage; Katyuri/Chand era (attributed)
History & significance
A Himalayan group of more than 125 stone temples in Almora district, dated between the 7th and 14th centuries and protected by the Archaeological Survey of India. Long a centre of Pashupata Shaivism, the cluster is unusual in that many shrines appear to be memorials rather than working places of worship.