The story of Kashmir - The name "Kashmir" means "desiccated land" (from the Sanskrit: ka= water and shimeera= desiccate). In Rajatarangini, a history of Kashmir written by Kalhan in the mid-12th century, it is stated that the valley of Kashmir was formerly a lake known as "Satisar", named after goddess Sati, the consort of Lord Shiva.
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According to Hindu tradition, the lake was drained by the Rishi Kashyap, son of Marichi (son of Brahma) by cutting the gap in the hills at Baramulla (Varaha-mula). When Kashmir had been drained, Kashyapa asked Brahmans to settle there. So this is how Kashmir got its name.
In 78 AD, fourth Buddhist Council was held in kundalvan, Kashmir under the patronage of Kanishka - the great Kushan emperor. Rajatarangini of Kalhan, gives a detailed account of all ruling Hindu dynasties till 11th century. When Martand Sun Temple was built by King Lalitaditya in 8th century, land and population was Hindu. When cities like Anantnag, Srinagar, Varaha mula ( baramulla) were established, Kashmir was Hindu.
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In 78 AD, fourth Buddhist Council was held in kundalvan, Kashmir under the patronage of Kanishka - the great Kushan emperor. Rajatarangini of Kalhan, gives a detailed account of all ruling Hindu dynasties till 11th century. When Martand Sun Temple was built by King Lalitaditya in 8th century, land and population was Hindu. When cities like Anantnag, Srinagar, Varaha mula ( baramulla) were established, Kashmir was Hindu.
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Then came the Islamic invaders in 14th century. Shah Mir dynasty was established and then began the Islamisation of this ancient Hindu land. The barbarian Sikander earned the title of "butshikan" or destroyer of idols. Hundreds and hundreds of Hindu temples were razed to ground, murtis broken to pieces and population forcefully converted to Islam. Such atrocities were continued later under mughals. With the beginning of militancy during 1990s lakhs of Kashmiri pandits were forced out of valley, their homes and shops occupied. Those who refused this exodus were butchered. Thus the ancient land of sage kashyap now had an alien identity. An identity of Arabic desert cult.
So the "kashmiriyat" that islamists of today Kashmir talk about was never originally theirs. Kashmir was Hindu when Islam was not even born.
The ruins of Martand Sun Temple teach us that "Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
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So the "kashmiriyat" that islamists of today Kashmir talk about was never originally theirs. Kashmir was Hindu when Islam was not even born.
The ruins of Martand Sun Temple teach us that "Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
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इस मंदिर की वास्तुकला इस प्रकार की है कि सुबह की पहली किरण वेधशाला, मंडप और गर्भगृह के छोटे से द्वार को चीरती हुई शिवलिंग पर गिरती है।
मानो सूर्य भोलेनाथ को प्रणाम कर दुनिया में प्रकाश फैलाने की अनुमति मांगता हो ।
क्या उन्नत वास्तुकला व तकनीक के धनी थे हमारे पूर्वज, हमें इस पर गर्व है, लेकिन आजकल की युवा पीढ़ी को ये सब जानने की इच्छा कहा है ।
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इस मंदिर की वास्तुकला इस प्रकार की है कि सुबह की पहली किरण वेधशाला, मंडप और गर्भगृह के छोटे से द्वार को चीरती हुई शिवलिंग पर गिरती है।
मानो सूर्य भोलेनाथ को प्रणाम कर दुनिया में प्रकाश फैलाने की अनुमति मांगता हो ।
क्या उन्नत वास्तुकला व तकनीक के धनी थे हमारे पूर्वज, हमें इस पर गर्व है, लेकिन आजकल की युवा पीढ़ी को ये सब जानने की इच्छा कहा है ।
नीलकंठेश्वर_मंदिर, उदयपुर
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Navalinga Temple
The Navalinga temple is a cluster of Hindu temples built in the 9th century, during the reign of King Amoghavarsha I or his son Krishna II of the Rashtrakuta Dynasty.
The temple is located in the town of Kukkanur
Built in the South Indian dravida style, each of the nine temples in the cluster has a linga, the universal symbol of Hindu God Shiva, and hence the name Navalinga
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The Navalinga temple is a cluster of Hindu temples built in the 9th century, during the reign of King Amoghavarsha I or his son Krishna II of the Rashtrakuta Dynasty.
The temple is located in the town of Kukkanur
Built in the South Indian dravida style, each of the nine temples in the cluster has a linga, the universal symbol of Hindu God Shiva, and hence the name Navalinga
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