Surya Temple

The Martand Sun Temple is a located in Mattan, in the of the of , India. It dates back to the eighth century CE and was dedicated to Surya, the solar deity in Hinduism; Surya is also known by the Sanskrit-language synonym Martand.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: 8th century Hindu temple in Ranbir Pora (Kehribal), Jammu and Kashmir
  • Also known as: “Martand Sun Temple”, “Martanda Temple”, “Sun temple of Martand”, “Surya Temple - Martanda Temple”, “Surya temple, Martand”, “temple de Surya”, “Temple de Sûrya”, “Temple du Soleil de de Martanda”, “مارتنٛڈ آفتاب مندر”, and “مارتنٛڈ مندر”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Achabal and Anantnag.

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, also known as Achival in Kashmiri, is a town in , in the union territory of , . is an important tourist town about 8.1km away from , and is notable for a Mughal garden called , holding an ancient spring surrounded by a terraced landscape developed by the Mughals. is situated 7 km south of Surya Temple.

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is a city in , and the second largest city in the . Its district headquarters has the largest number of tourist spots in the Kashmir valley.

Surya Temple

Latitude
33.74547° or 33° 44′ 44″ north
Longitude
75.22048° or 75° 13′ 14″ east
Open location code
8J5QP6WC+55
Open­Street­Map ID
way 165500519
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q6774201
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Urdu—“Surya Temple” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “মার্তণ্ড সূর্য মন্দির”
  • Chinese: “Martand太陽神廟”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد مارتاند صن”
  • Finnish: “Martandin temppeli”
  • French: “temple de Martanda”
  • French: “Temple de Mārtanda”
  • German: “Sonnentempel von Martand”
  • Hindi: “मार्तंड (सूर्य) मंदिर”
  • Hindi: “मार्तंड सूर्य मंदिर”
  • Kashmiri: “مارتنٛڈ سِری مندر”
  • Malayalam: “മാർത്താണ്ഡ സൂര്യക്ഷേത്രം”
  • Tamil: “மார்தாண்ட சூரியன் கோயில்”
  • Telugu: “మార్తాండ దేవాలయం”
  • Thai: “มารตัณฑสูรยมนเทียร”
  • Urdu: “مارٹنڈ سورج مندر”
  • Urdu: “مرتند (سریا) مندر”

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