Kashmiri temple

Pandrethan Temple

Deity · Shiva (Meruvardhanaswami)

Srinagar · c. 10th century CE · King Partha's reign

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A tenth-century Shiva temple of a single-chamber square plan, standing in a tank fed by a cold spring · one of the valley's last intact stone shrines of its era.

When it was built

c. 921 CE · built by Meru, minister to King Partha; dedicated to Meruvardhanaswami.

Where it stands today

Among the best-preserved early-medieval stone shrines in Kashmir · the sanctum roof is largely intact. Maintained by ASI inside the Pandrethan military cantonment.