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Masrur Temples, are an early 8th-century complex of rock-cut Hindu temples in the Kangra Valley, Himachal Pradesh. The temples face northeast, towards the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas.
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#MasrurTemples were carved out of monolithic rock with a shikhara & provided with a sacred pool of water as recommended by Hindu texts on temple architecture. The temple has three entrances on its northeast, southeast and northwest side, two of which are incomplete.
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The entire complex is symmetrically laid out on a square grid, where the main temple is surrounded by smaller temples in a mandala pattern. The main sanctum of the temples complex has a square plan, as do other shrines and the mandapa.
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