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There is a hope of beautifying the country’s oldest Sun Temple in Jammu and Kashmir. This Sun Temple built in Anantnag will soon be renovated. In a meeting held by the officials, it has been decided to start the construction work of the temple soon. There was a demand for the renovation of Martand temple for a long time. People of both Hindu and Muslim religions also launched many campaigns to beautify the temple.
This temple is located at a distance of about 63 kilometers from Srinagar. King Lalidaditya had built the oldest Sun Temple in the country. This temple was built in 750 AD. This is one of the old heritages of the country, steps will now be taken to beautify it.
In which styles is the temple built?
This Sun Temple encompasses the beauty of Kashmiri architecture. Kandhara, Chinese and Gupta Roman styles have been used in the construction of this temple. This temple is spread over an area of 270 feet. The width of this temple is 180 feet. The surprising thing is that Martand temple is one of the ASI protected sites, but worship is not done in this temple even today, whereas the Sun temples of Gujarat and Odisha are also ASI protected temples and worship is done in the Sun temples here. She goes.
Alexander had demolished Martand temple
Alexander had tried to completely destroy the country’s 1600 year old wealth in the 15th century. Alexander had to work very hard to destroy this temple. After almost two years of hard work, Alexander was able to demolish this temple. But even after 500 years, the beauty of the temple’s carvings and its different styles is visible.
