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Wangath Temple complex
34.3500° N, 74.9700° E
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Wangath Temple complex is a group of Hindu temple monuments in Wangath, close to Naranag, in the Ganderbal district of the Kashmir Valley of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Wangath is a village located around 48 miles (77 km) northeast of Srinagar. The current structure was built by Lalitaditya Muktapida of the Karkota dynasty in the 8th century CE.
Historical Timeline
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Ashoka and Srinagar foundation
3rd century BCE
Jaluka's Shaivite foundations
c. 220 BCE
Jaluka's stone temple at Naranag
c. 137 BCE
Jayendra's worship at the shrine
61 BCE
Lalitaditya's reconstruction
713–735 CE
Avantivarman's additions
855–883 CE
Sangramraja's plunder
1003–1028 CE
Plunder during Uccala's reign
1101–1111 CE
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