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	==History==		==History==
	The temple was built by king Shankaravarman (883–902). His father [[Avanti Varman (Utpala dynasty)\|Avantivarman]] had established the [[Utpala dynasty]] and after his death in 883 his son succeeded him.<ref name="Sen1999">{{cite book\|author=Sailendra Nath Sen\|title=Ancient Indian History and Civilization\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wk4_ICH_g1EC&pg=PA295\|date=1 January 1999\|publisher=New Age International\|isbn=978-81-224-1198-0\|pages=295–96}}</ref><ref name="Luniya1978">{{cite book\|author=Bhanwarlal Nathuram Luniya\|title=Life and culture in medieval India\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2wFuAAAAMAAJ\|year=1978\|publisher=Kamal Prakashan\|page=516}}</ref> He built the temple in his capital city, then known as Shankarapattana, which is the present-day Patan, {{Convert\|27\|km}} away from [[Srinagar]] city, the capital of Jammu and Kashmir. He dedicated the temple to Lord Shiva. It is named after the king himself. His religious affiliation was of [[Hindu]] [[Shaivism]]. Apart from this temple, he also built another temple, next to it, in honour of his wife and named it the Sugandhesha Temple, which was also dedicated to Lord Shiva; built to the same plan and with intricate carvings. But it is of a much smaller size. Both the temples are seen in a dilapidated condition.<ref name=Burke/><ref name="Luniya1978"/><ref name="Kaul1971">{{cite book\|author=Manohar Kaul\|title=Kashmir: Hindu, Buddhist & Muslim architecture\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_WBXAAAAMAAJ\|year=1971\|publisher=Sagar Publications\|page=85}}</ref>		The temple was built by king Shankaravarman (883–902). His father [[Avanti Varman (Utpala dynasty)\|Avantivarman]] had established the [[Utpala dynasty]] and after his death in 883 his son succeeded him.<ref name="Sen1999">{{cite book\|author=Sailendra Nath Sen\|title=Ancient Indian History and Civilization\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wk4_ICH_g1EC&pg=PA295\|date=1 January 1999\|publisher=New Age International\|isbn=978-81-224-1198-0\|pages=295–96}}</ref><ref name="Luniya1978">{{cite book\|author=Bhanwarlal Nathuram Luniya\|title=Life and culture in medieval India\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2wFuAAAAMAAJ\|year=1978\|publisher=Kamal Prakashan\|page=516}}</ref> He built the temple in his capital city, then known as Shankarapattana, which is the present-day Patan, {{Convert\|27\|km}} away from [[Srinagar]] city, the capital of Jammu and Kashmir. He dedicated the temple to Lord Shiva. It is named after the king himself. His religious affiliation was of [[Hindu]] [[Shaivism]]. Apart from this temple, he also built another temple, next to it, in honour of his wife and named it the Sugandhesha Temple, which was also dedicated to Lord Shiva; built to the same plan and with intricate carvings. But it is of a much smaller size. Both the temples are seen in a dilapidated condition.<ref name=Burke/><ref name="Luniya1978"/><ref name="Kaul1971">{{cite book\|author=Manohar Kaul\|title=Kashmir: Hindu, Buddhist & Muslim architecture\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_WBXAAAAMAAJ\|year=1971\|publisher=Sagar Publications\|page=85}}</ref>{{Citation overkill\|date=September 2021}}
			[[File:Pattan Monument.jpg\|thumb\|Shankaragaurishvara Temple (Oct 2021)]]

	==Features==		==Features==
	The temple's entrance [[porch]], facing east, exhibits intricately sculpted carvings both on its exterior fascia as well as in the interior surfaces, and appears as if they are freshly chiseled and carved though built in late ninth century.<ref name=Burke/> The [[pediment]]s are stacked symmetrically one above the other. The columns at the entrance are also elaborately sculpted in an architectural style which is akin to [[Kashmiri architecture]], particularly in relation to the detailing. The plinth of the temple, and of the shrine next to it, is built in a [[peristyle]], an open [[colonnade]]d pattern, within a walled enclosure, which is in the form of a cellular passage, remnants of which are still visible.<ref name=Burke/><ref name="Kaul1971"/><ref name=Library>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.theeuropeanlibrary.org/tel4/record/2000085262837?count=100&subject=Patan&locale=cs&content-language=und\|title=Shankaragaurishvara Temple at Patan, on the road between Srinagar and Baramula: view of the front or west face\|publisher=The European Library}}</ref>		The temple's entrance [[porch]], facing east, exhibits intricately sculpted carvings both on its exterior fascia as well as in the interior surfaces, and appears as if they are freshly chiseled and carved though built in late ninth century.<ref name=Burke/> The [[pediment]]s are stacked symmetrically one above the other. The columns at the entrance are also elaborately sculpted in an architectural style which is akin to [[Kashmiri architecture]], particularly in relation to the detailing. The plinth of the temple, and of the shrine next to it, is built in a [[peristyle]], an open [[colonnade]]d pattern, within a walled enclosure, which is in the form of a cellular passage, remnants of which are still visible.<ref name=Burke/><ref name="Kaul1971"/><ref name=Library>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.theeuropeanlibrary.org/tel4/record/2000085262837?count=100&subject=Patan&locale=cs&content-language=und\|title=Shankaragaurishvara Temple at Patan, on the road between Srinagar and Baramula: view of the front or west face\|publisher=The European Library}}</ref>{{Excessive citations inline\|date=September 2021}}

	==References==		==References==
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The '''Shankaragaurishvara Temple''' is dedicated to the [[Hindu]] god [[Shiva]] and located in [[Pattan]], near [[Baramulla]], India.

The temple was built by [[Sankaravarman|Shankaravarman]] of [[Kashmir]], who ruled between 883 and 902 AD.<ref name=Burke>{{Cite web|last=Burke|first=John|url= http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/s/019pho0000981s1u00032000.html |title=Shankaragaurishvara Temple at Patan, on the road between Srinagar and Baramula: view of the front or west face|date=1868|publisher=Online gallery British Library}}</ref> The temple is in a dilapidated condition and worship is no longer conducted. It is built in a style similar to the [[Shankaracharya Temple]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kamakoti.org/kamakoti/kashmir/Temples%20of%20Jammu%20and%20Kashmir.html| title=Temples of Jammu & Kashmir|work= Shankaragaurishvara temple|publisher=Kamakoto organization}}</ref> It is listed as one of the more than 15 important temples for promotion of [[Tourism in Jammu and Kashmir|tourism in the state of Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.revistadeturism.ro/rdt/article/viewFile/277/193|title= Application Of Promotion Tools In Hospitality And Tourism Industry and Its Role in Developing the Jammu and Kashmir as a Tourist Destination|publisher=Journal of Tourism Studies and Research in Tourism|page=39}}</ref>

==History==
The temple was built by king Shankaravarman (883–902). His father [[Avanti Varman (Utpala dynasty)|Avantivarman]] had established the [[Utpala dynasty]] and after his death in 883 his son succeeded him.<ref name="Sen1999">{{cite book|author=Sailendra Nath Sen|title=Ancient Indian History and Civilization|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wk4_ICH_g1EC&pg=PA295|date=1 January 1999|publisher=New Age International|isbn=978-81-224-1198-0|pages=295–96}}</ref><ref name="Luniya1978">{{cite book|author=Bhanwarlal Nathuram Luniya|title=Life and culture in medieval India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2wFuAAAAMAAJ|year=1978|publisher=Kamal Prakashan|page=516}}</ref> He built the temple in his capital city, then known as Shankarapattana, which is the present-day Patan, {{Convert|27|km}} away from [[Srinagar]] city, the capital of Jammu and Kashmir. He dedicated the temple to Lord Shiva. It is named after the king himself. His religious affiliation was of [[Hindu]] [[Shaivism]]. Apart from this temple, he also built another temple, next to it, in honour of his wife and named it the Sugandhesha Temple, which was also dedicated to Lord Shiva; built to the same plan and with intricate carvings. But it is of a much smaller size. Both the temples are seen in a dilapidated condition.<ref name=Burke/><ref name="Luniya1978"/><ref name="Kaul1971">{{cite book|author=Manohar Kaul|title=Kashmir: Hindu, Buddhist & Muslim architecture|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_WBXAAAAMAAJ|year=1971|publisher=Sagar Publications|page=85}}</ref>

==Features==
The temple's entrance [[porch]], facing east, exhibits intricately sculpted carvings both on its exterior fascia as well as in the interior surfaces, and appears as if they are freshly chiseled and carved though built in late ninth century.<ref name=Burke/> The [[pediment]]s are stacked symmetrically one above the other. The columns at the entrance are also elaborately sculpted in an architectural style which is akin to [[Kashmiri architecture]], particularly in relation to the detailing. The plinth of the temple, and of the shrine next to it, is built in a [[peristyle]], an open [[colonnade]]d pattern, within a walled enclosure, which is in the form of a cellular passage, remnants of which are still visible.<ref name=Burke/><ref name="Kaul1971"/><ref name=Library>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theeuropeanlibrary.org/tel4/record/2000085262837?count=100&subject=Patan&locale=cs&content-language=und|title=Shankaragaurishvara Temple at Patan, on the road between Srinagar and Baramula: view of the front or west face|publisher=The European Library}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Hindu Temples in Jammu and Kashmir}}

[[Category:Shiva temples in Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Hindu temples in Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Baramulla district]]