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| Identification / पहचान | |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | JK00000909 |
| Built Heritage/Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल |
Built Heritage |
| Name of the Monument / Built Heritage / Site स्मारक / निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल का नाम |
Lakshmi Narayan Temple |
| State / राज्य | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District / जिला | |
| Manual District | Bhaderwah |
| Sub District / उप-जिला | |
| Manual Sub District | Bhaderwah |
| Village / गाँव | |
| Manual Village | |
| Cultural Affiliation / सांस्कृतिक सम्बंधन | Modern - आधुनिक काल |
| Date/Period तारीख/युग |
C. 19th - 20th Cent. CE |
| Sub Period | |
| Geo-Location / भू-अवस्थिति | Madir Bazaar |
| Latitude / अक्षांश | |
| Longitude / देशान्तर | |
| Approach to the Monument / पहुंचने का मार्ग | |
| Approach /पहुंचने का मार्ग | N.A |
| Air Port / विमानपत्तन | Jammu |
| Railway Station / रेलवे स्टेशन | Udhampur |
| Bus Station / बस स्टैंड | Main Town Seri |
| Topographical Features / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं | |
| Topographical Feature / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं | Hill - पहाड़ी |
| Topographical Description / स्थलाकृतिक विवरण | Closely built commercial area. The temple is located on a gradually rising topography. |
| History / इतिहास | |
| Brief History / संक्षिप्त इतिहास | This temple was built about 100 years ago by a resident of Sarol Bagh and Maharaja Hari Singh s prime minister Wazir Shoba Ram. The premises also consisted of a Dharamshala for pilgrims. |
| Local / Traditional description associated with Built Heritage / Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल से सम्बंधित स्थानीय/ परम्परागत विवरण |
The temple being associated with Goddess Lakhsmi is said to bring good fortune to its devotees and the town at large. |
| 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 temple rests on a highly decorated square platform and consists of a inner sanctum, consisting idols of Vishnu and Lakshmi, which are both made of marble. There are a number of other deities inside the temple. The temple is square in plan and accessed through an arched colonnaded portico which runs all around the inner-sanctum and forms the circumambulator. The temple is surmounted by a tall shikhara having a square base below its pyramidal spire. The kalash or copper finial completes the form of the temple. |
| 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 |
The main building elements are brick which is then plastered with lime. The decorative details are of outstanding quality. The brick plinth is also very elaborately decorated using stone chips. The shikhara is covered with GI sheets |
| Usage(s) & Sub Type | |
| Usage(s) / प्रयोग | Non-Living Monument - प्रयोग मे नहीं |
| Sub-Usage(s)/ उप-प्रयोग | Temple religious |
| 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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