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Early medieval · Hindu · India

Avantiswami Temple

Awantipora, Jammu & Kashmir · 33.9167°, 75.0167°

Vishnu (Avantisvamin)UtpalaKashmiri stone temple architecture: central shrine in a colonnaded courtyard with corner shrines
Sacred since
853 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
853-855 CE (Avantivarman)
Utpala

History & significance

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.

Sthala katha — the legend

Local tradition calls the ruins Pandav Lari, the house of the Pandavas.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Utpala