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Shankaracharya Temple

Srinagar | Jammu and Kashmir | India

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Shankaracharya Temple, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir

The famous Shankaracharya temple is an old and beautiful Shiva temple situated on a picturesque location on the Gopadari Hill on the South East of Srinagar.

This temple is situated at a height of 1100 feet above the Srinagar city. The Shankaracharya temple is in the Srinagar district on the hill known as Takht-e-Suleiman. The Shankaracharya Mandir in Kashmir is dedicated to Lord Shiva and is thought to be the oldest shrine for worship in the Kashmir valley. The temple as it is today has undergone many repairs. Ever since under the rule of Lalitaditya to Zain-ul-Abideen had done the repair works. It was repaired after the temple got damaged in an earthquake. The maintenance also carried out during the Governorship of Sheikh Mohi-Ud-Din. Maharaja Gulab Singh, a Dogra ruler is credited for the stone steps that form a part of the passage to the shrine. The electrification of the temple was done in 1925.

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Shankaracharya Temple

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Shankaracharya Temple, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir

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