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| Identification / पहचान | |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | JK14000859 |
| Built Heritage/Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल |
Built Heritage |
| Name of the Monument / Built Heritage / Site स्मारक / निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल का नाम |
Gurnal Temple |
| State / राज्य | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District / जिला | Kathua |
| Manual District | |
| Sub District / उप-जिला | Billawar (NAC) |
| Manual Sub District | |
| Village / गाँव | |
| Manual Village | |
| Cultural Affiliation / सांस्कृतिक सम्बंधन | N.A. - उपलब्ध नहीं |
| Date/Period तारीख/युग |
C. 9th - 10th Cent. CE |
| Sub Period | |
| Geo-Location / भू-अवस्थिति | Gurnal, Billawar |
| Latitude / अक्षांश | 32 36 45 |
| Longitude / देशान्तर | 75 35 54 |
| Approach to the Monument / पहुंचने का मार्ग | |
| Approach /पहुंचने का मार्ग | N.A |
| Air Port / विमानपत्तन | Jammu |
| Railway Station / रेलवे स्टेशन | Kathua |
| Bus Station / बस स्टैंड | River Naaz |
| Topographical Features / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं | |
| Topographical Feature / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं | Hill - पहाड़ी |
| Topographical Description / स्थलाकृतिक विवरण | Forested setting, with a natural stream running along and River Naaz a few metres from here. The site is lush and replete with date palm trees. The town of Billawar was built on the banks of Naaz and Bhinni naalas. |
| History / इतिहास | |
| Brief History / संक्षिप्त इतिहास | According to locals the site goes back to the time of the Pandavs who used this spot as a resting place in the last year of their exile. While this could not be confirmed, there are material evidences within the site to support the historicity of the site and the temple complex. The site is archaeologically a very rich and unexplored resource. |
| Local / Traditional description associated with Built Heritage / Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल से सम्बंधित स्थानीय/ परम्परागत विवरण |
Although the site does not appear to be in use presently, it was a source of water for the locals, who also used the baolis for bathing. |
| Architectural Style / स्थापत्य शैली | N.A - उपलब्ध नहीं |
| Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत / संरचना / स्थल |
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| Description of Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत/संरचना/स्थल का विवरण |
The small stone temple stands within a shallow water tank and has almost no plinth. The garbagriha or santum sanatorium is the only chamber of the temple. The plan is based on a square with recessing corners. The shikhara is not very high and is pyramidal in shape with a copper finial surmounting it. The water tank around the temple is connected through a narrow channel to the main baoli away from the temple which empties into the nearby Naaz naala through a stream. The side walls of the temple have square shelf-like features which may have been used to hold lamps. |
| Structure material and other material संरचनागत सामग्री और अन्य घटक |
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| Building/Structure material and other material used प्रयोग में लाई गई इमारती / संरचनागत सामग्री और अन्य घटक |
Perhaps the only building material used for the construction of the temple is stone. The whole temple is neatly built in stone ashlars. Minimal decoration is applied to the temple exterior, and comprises bands of slightly molded stonework around the plinth and around the middle of the shikhara. |
| Usage(s) & Sub Type | |
| Usage(s) / प्रयोग | N.A - उपलब्ध नहीं |
| Sub-Usage(s)/ उप-प्रयोग | Religious Temple |
| Ownership / स्वामित्व | Private - निजी |
| Protection status / संरक्षण अवस्था | Unprotected- असंरक्षित |
| Plan/Elevation विन्यास/उध्र्व विन्यास | |
| Published Reference / प्रकाशित संदर्भ | |
| Author / लेखक | N.A |
| Name / नाम | N.A |
| Year / वर्ष | |
| Published/Unpublished प्रकाशित / अप्रकाशित |
Unpublished |
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