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The Great Temple Complex at Naranag

April 1, 2018 Prashant Mathawan

The Main temple Complex which still Houses the Idol.

The Great Temple complex ruins at Naranag in Kashmir. Probably one of the finest set of Temples built in Kashmir. Mostly lost and forgotten.

Parihaspora – The Ancient Capital of Kashmir

April 1, 2018 Prashant Mathawan

The Platfrom of the main Temple, Parihaspora

Just around 20kms from Srinagar lies the plateau of Parihaspora which was chosen as the site for a new Capital by one of the greatest Kings of Kashmir, Lalitaditya in the 8th century AD. The site situated on a Plateau is today in ruins but still a glorious memory of the time Kashmir was a powerful Kingdom.