🎯 MARTAND SUN TEMPLE
♦️It is located in Anantnag, Kashmir and was built in 8th century AD under the aegis of Karkota Dynasty ruler Lalitaditya Muktapida.
♦️It is considered to be a synthesis of various schools of architecture. The influences of Gandhara, Chinese and Gupta can be observed on the monuments.
♦️ The complex is in a shape of courtyard, surrounded by columns. The main temple has a pyramidal top and carvings of gods like Vishnu, river goddess Ganga and Yamuna and the Sun God.
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