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Recently, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) raised objections to the ‘Navgrah Ashtamangalam Puja’ taking place on the premises of Martand Temple in Kashmir.
Key Points:
About Martand Sun Temple:
- It is a Hindu temple located near the city of Anantnag in Kashmir.
- This eighth-century AD temple was dedicated to Surya, the chief solar deity in Hinduism.
- Commissioned by: Lalitaditya Muktapida.
- It was destroyed by Sikandar Shah Miri in the 14th century.
- It was an excellent specimen of Kashmiri architecture, which blended the Gandharan, Gupta and Chinese forms of architecture.
Who was Lalitaditya Muktapida?
- Lalitaditya was the most powerful ruler of the Karkota dynasty of Kashmir.
- The 12th-century chronicler, Kalhana characterizes Lalitaditya as a world conqueror in his ‘Rajtarangini’.
- He ruled for 37 years from 724 to 761 CE.
