The Masroor Rock Cut Temple is a complex of temples located in Masroor (or Masrur) in Kangra Valley, which is Masroor is 32 km from Kangra on Nagrota Surian link road and is famous for remarkable group of rock cut temples in Kangra district of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is a complex of monolithic rock cut temples, in shikhara (raising tower) style of classical Indian architectural style, dated by art historians to 6–8th centuries. Such an architectural style is unique to the northern part of India while there are many places in western and southern India where such rock-cut structures exist at number of locations. There is a lake or pond called Masroor lake in front of this edifice which shows partial reflection of the temples. A legend attributes its construction to the Pandavas of Mahabharata fame who resided here during their incognito exile (Ajnatavasa) from their kingdom.
The temple complex is on a rocky ridge over which an array of monolithic (made of a single block of stone) temples have been carved which resemble the monolithic temples of Mahabalipuram, Ellora and Dhamnar caves. The central temple of this complex, called the Thakurdwara, has extensive well crafted carvings. This shrine facing east has idols of Ram, Lakshman and Sita (made of black-stone).
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