Calming and soothing experience in a temple constructed during ancient times, an epitome of rich indian ancient history and culture.
Must visit place in Kashmir.
M P
An amazing temple with a really old architecture. Beautifully carved in stone. Really peacefully and serene place.
Dalip Kumar
Pani mandir is famous hindi temple of GOD SHIVA in srinagar j&k.the pani mandir temple is oldest temple 🕌 before mal samrajya. Pani mandir interconnected with jhelam River.
योगेश220 days ago
One of the few temples that is still in good condition, most of the temples in kashmir have been destroyed
Girish Giri1 year ago
Kashmir. Temple of Meruvarddhanaswami at Pandrethan near Srinagar. View of north face. Probable date A.D. 913 to 921
ZZ Sanjay Prasad2 years ago
Pandrethan, now mostly in ruins, is one of Kashmir's historic capitals. It is mentioned by Kalhana in his poetical account of Kashmir's history called Rajatarangini. Its name thus derives from Puranadishthana or 'old town'.
The small stone Shiva temple in the picture dates from the mid-10th century and is believed to have been erected by a minister named Meru. It was set in a spring-fed tank and its plinth is now submerged.
Its interior has one of the finest surviving temple ceilings in Kashmir. It was described in Henry Hardy Cole's Archaeological Survey of India report, 'Illustrations of Ancient Buildings in Kashmir,' (1869), in which he wrote:
"The small village of Pandrethan is situated on the Jhelum, about a mile and a half to the south-east of Srinagar...The Temple is close to the village, and stands in the centre of a tank of water...At the time of my visit, the water was about two feet over the floor of the Temple, and I had to obtain a small boat to enable me and my surveyors to take measurements. The stone ceiling is elaborately carved in bas-relief figures, and it is one of the most perfect pieces of ancient carving that exists in Kashmir."
Manish Talawdekar2 years ago
Pandrethan Temple, locally known as ‘Paani Mandir’, is about 5 kms from Srinagar city. The temple is an ancient stone temple dedicated to Lord Shiva that lies within a square shaped tank to the north of Jhelum River at Srinagar. The ancient temple was built by Meru Vardhana, minister to King Partha who ruled Kashmir from 921-931 AD and is a great example of Kashmiri temple architecture. Pandrethan temple is one of the heritage temples of India that are known for their unique symmetrical designs and geometry involved in construction.
Must visit place in Kashmir.
The small stone Shiva temple in the picture dates from the mid-10th century and is believed to have been erected by a minister named Meru. It was set in a spring-fed tank and its plinth is now submerged.
Its interior has one of the finest surviving temple ceilings in Kashmir. It was described in Henry Hardy Cole's Archaeological Survey of India report, 'Illustrations of Ancient Buildings in Kashmir,' (1869), in which he wrote:
"The small village of Pandrethan is situated on the Jhelum, about a mile and a half to the south-east of Srinagar...The Temple is close to the village, and stands in the centre of a tank of water...At the time of my visit, the water was about two feet over the floor of the Temple, and I had to obtain a small boat to enable me and my surveyors to take measurements. The stone ceiling is elaborately carved in bas-relief figures, and it is one of the most perfect pieces of ancient carving that exists in Kashmir."