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Description: | Photograph of the Surya Temple at Martand, Jammu and Kashmir, taken by Samuel Bourne in 1865. The building, dedicated to the sun deity, is considered a masterpiece of early-Kashmir temple style. It was built by Lalitaditya (r.724-60), a renowned monarch of the Karkota dynasty. The temple comprises a principal sanctuary, with a broad flight of steps leading to the main entrance on its western side, and two minor shrines. Standing at one end of a large rectangular court entered by a central gate in its western side, the temple is situated on a high plateau commanding a spectacular view over Kashmir's central valley. This view was taken during one of Bourne's three photographic expeditions to Kashmir and the Himalayas between 1863 and 1866. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Subjects: | Architecture | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Bourne, Samuel | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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