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Temple Sculpture Of Jammu and Kashmir, Indian Sculpture
The temple sculpture of Jammu and Kashmir reflects the religious importance of the State.

Sculpture of Vaishno Devi Temple, JammuThe temple sculptures of Jammu and Kashmir reflect the essential North Indian style of temple building. There are numerous towering temples slicing the skyline here. The shikahras are an important feature of the Jammu and Kashmir temple architectures.

One of the popular temples here is the massive Raghunath group of temples. Besides them there are the Vaishno Devi in Jammu and the Amarnath in Kashmir. Both these temples attract pilgrims in hordes throughout the year as great religious importance is attached to these places. People from literally all over India and abroad come to see the place. In fact Jammu is known as the `City Of Temples.`

The temple sculptures of Jammu include the following:
Sculpture of Amarnath Temple, Pahalgam Sculpture of Shankracharya Temple, Jammu Sculpture of Babor Temple, Srinagar Sculpture of Ranbireshwar Temple, Jammu
Sculpture of Raghunath Temple, Jammu Sculpture of Sudh Mahadeva, Patnitop Sculpture of Bahu Temple, Jammu
Sculpture of Vaishno Devi Temple, Jammu Sculpture of Avantipur Temple, Avantipur Sculpture of Buddha Amarnath Temple, Jammu


(Last Updated on : 19/02/2009)
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