Martand Sun Temple
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The Martand Sun Temple is a Hindu temple located in Mattan, in the Anantnag district of the Kashmir Valley of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It dates back to the eighth century CE and was dedicated to Sury
Central shrine of the temple ruins
Restored impression by J. Duguid (1870–73)
Panorama of the ruins in the summer of 2011
Ruins in winter of 2012
Kashmiri Pandits
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The Kashmiri Pandits are a group of Kashmiri Hindus and a part of the larger Saraswat Brahmin community of India. They belong to the Pancha Gauda Brahmin group from the Kashmir Valley, located within
Martand Sun Temple
…was selected as the background for the song "Bismil", in the Hindi film Haider, modelled on Hamlet in the backdrop of the Kashmir conflict. Certain Kashmiri Pandits claimed that the site was depicted as a "den of evil"—hurting their sentiments in the process—and sought a ban. Indira Gandhi National Centre for the…
Kashmiri Pandits in Srinagar, c. 1895 CE
A c. 8th century CE Shaiva Hindu temple complex in the Himalayas of Kashmir
1869 photograph of the ruins of the Martand Sun Temple, built during Karkota rule
1872 painting depicting Srinagar, with Pandits in the foreground