 Pulwama is a district in Jammu and Kashmir formed in the year 1979. It is divided into tehsils of Pampore, Pulwama, Tral and Shopian. Pulwama being a part of the beautiful valley is bounded by Srinagar in the North, by Budgam and Poonch Districts the west and by Anantnag Districts in the South and East. Truly blessed with virgin greens, Pulwama is a considerable place of archaeological magnitude, the proof lying in the temple architectures scattered around the whole district. There are a number of temples in Pulwama that further enhance the spiritual significance of the place. The district is famous for Archeological monuments especially those left by Raja Avantivarman and Lalta Ditya religious shrines like that of "Khan-Kahi Faiz Panah of Shah Hamdan" at Tral and "Temple of Jwala Mukhi" at Khrew.
Avantishwar Temple 
Dedicated to the 2 commanding Gods of the Hindu Trinity, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva, "Avantishwar Temple" was built in the 9th century. The temple is effectively distributed with exuberant carvings and graceful sculptures which is a masterly symphony of architecture and art. The layout of the original complex consists of a temple erected in the central part of a spacious oblong courtyard. There are 4 smaller shrines at the 4 corners of the central shrine, a roof with an array of cells ranged around the courtyard and an imposing gateway. In front of the staircase of the central shrine was a pillared mandapa with open sides, containing a "Garudadwaja". During the medieval times, these temples witnessed mass destruction and were reduced to ruins.
Narastan Temple With no ceiling to support the structure, the "Narastan Temple" is far removed from any other Kashmiri temples, uniqueness visible on every carving in the interior and exterior. Gurudwara Shahji Marag "Gurudwara Shahji Marag" was built to immortalise the visit of Guru Hargobind Singh, who had lent discourses on this place to his disciples. Payer Temple "Payer Temple" is one of the most popular religious attractions of Pulwama and is situated 3 km south of Pulwama District. This temple is named after the Payer Village, where it is located. This temple is also called the "Payech Temple" by several travellers. The architecture of this temple is said that it has been carved out of a monolith stone which dates back to the 10th century. 
Brari Maej Temple "Brari Maej Temple" is situated in the North West of the village in Mohalla Brarimaejpur. The word Brari has developed from ‘Bhattarika’ meaning the venerated Mother. Brari Maej is synonymous to ‘Divine Mother Uma’. This temple came into existence when the Bhat dynasty migrated from village Sumbal to this village in 1775. This is a beautiful temple surrounded by mighty chinars all around with a big and beautiful spring having crystal clear water having a diameter of about 15 m. The temple is facing towards the east of the upper bank of the spring. Adjacent to the Brari Maej Temple is a Shivalaya dedicated to Lord Shiva. |
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