https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Ancient_Temple_LadhooAncient Temple Ladhoo - Revision history2026-07-31T02:54:11ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.45.4https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Ancient_Temple_Ladhoo&diff=437207&oldid=prevKamal Guha at 12:06, 14 November 20232023-11-14T12:06:36Z<p></p>
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{{Infobox Hindu temple<br />
| name = Ancient Temple, Ladhoo<br />
| image = The Ancient Temple,Ladhoo.png<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = The Ancient Temple,Ladhoo<br>Ancient Temple<br />
| map_type = India Jammu and Kashmir#India<br />
| map_caption = Location in Jammu and Kashmir<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|33|59|32.0|N|74|59|36.9|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| native_name = Ladhoo Temple<br />
| country = India<br />
| state = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
| district = [[Pulwama district|Pulwama]]<br />
| location = [[Ladhoo]]<br />
| elevation_m = 1592<br />
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| year_completed = 8th century CE<br />
| creator = [[Lalitaditya Muktapida]]<br />
| website = <br />
}}<br />
'''Ancient Temple, Ladhoo''', is located in the middle of a natural fed pond or spring known as Sanz Haer Nag or Sanyasar Nag in [[Ladhoo]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bakshi|first=Jahangir|date=|title=A Personal Pilgrimage|url=https://kashmirnetwork.com/justju/?p=170|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> a village in South [[Kashmir]]'s [[Pulwama district]] of [[Indian union territory|Indian Union territory]] [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. It is {{cvt|4|km|spell=in}} away from [[National Highway 44 (India)|NH44]] via [[Lethapora]] and {{cvt|18|km}} from [[Srinagar]].<br />
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The temple is listed among [[List of Monuments of National Importance in Andhra Pradesh|the monuments of national importance]].It has also been attributed by other including, Sun Temple or Jeevanath Temple or Shiv temple, but these names found no historical proof. Thus, the monument remained entitled as 'The Ancient Temple, Ladhoo<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bhat|first=Chander|date=|title=LADOV- A village of my dreams|work=Kashmir News Network|url=https://ikashmir.net/chanderbhat|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref>' in the documnents of [[Archaeological Survey of India]].<br />
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This temple is externally square and internally circular in shape. The entrance which faces the southwest has a arch surmounted pediment. This archaeological monument is datable to circa 8th century A.D.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Meister|first=Michael. W|date=|title=Temples along the Indus|url=http://www.arthistory.upenn.edu/saltrange/indus.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> The monument and the pond including a small park is fenced and maintained by Archaeological Survey of India, circle srinagar, Jammu.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Directorate of Archives, Archaeology and Museums|url=http://jkarchives.nic.in/Arch_AboutUs.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Hindu temples in Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
[[Category:Archaeological sites in Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
[[Category:8th-century Hindu temples]]<br />
[[Category:All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English]]<br />
[[Category:Articles with short description]]<br />
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[[Category:Coordinates on Wikidata]]<br />
[[Category:Pulwama district]]<br />
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