| Wangath Temple complex | |
|---|---|
 Partial ruins | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Ganderbal |
| Deity | Shiva |
| Location | |
| Location | Naranag |
| State |  Jammu & Kashmir |
| Country |  India |
  Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India  Wangath temple complex (India) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 34°21′10″N 74°58′34″E / 34.35278°N 74.97611°E |
| Architecture | |
| Creator | Jaluka Maurya, Son of Ashoka[citation needed] and later Lalitaditya Muktapida |
| Completed | 8th century CE |
| Specifications | |
| Temple(s) | 17 (seventeen) |
| Elevation | 1,619 m (5,312 ft) |
Wangath Temple complex is a group of Hindu temple monuments in Wangath, near Naranag, in the Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Wangath is a village around 48 miles (77 km) northeast of Srinagar, in the Himalayas to the northeast of the Kashmir Valley.[1] It was built by Lalitaditya Muktapida of the Karkota dynasty in the 8th century CE, and is now in ruins.[2][3]
- ^ Parmanand Parashar (2004). Kashmir: The Paradise of Asia. Sarup & Sons, Darya Ganj, Delhi. p. 249. ISBN 81-7625-518-1.
- ^ Bansi Lal Malla (2009). Sculptures of Kashmir, 600 - 1200 A.D. Agam Kala Prakashan. p. 41. ISBN 9780836425215.
- ^ Hermann Goetz (1955). The Early Wooden Temples of Chamba. Copyright, 1955, by E.J. Brill, Leiden, Netherlands. pp. 66, 114.
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