Source: Illustrations of ancient buildings in Kashmir, 1869
<p>The originals are in the archives of the British Library, Shelfmark 981/1, John Burke collection.
</p><p>Avantiswami temple of Avantipur is a panchayatana style Vishnu temple complex. 
</p><p>Avantipur is a town along the Jhelum river about 30 kilometers southeast of Srinagar. It was a Hindu pilgrimage center and capital by the 9th century with many temples. Its significance is compared to the Marttand Sun temple in the Raja Tarangini text, and the town's importance is attributed therein to King Avantivarman.
</p><p>King Avantivarman built two large temples complexes in the second half of the 9th century – a panchayatana style Avantiswami complex for Vishnu and a bit larger Avantisvara complex for Shiva to its northwest, about 3000 feet from each other. Both sit within a colonnaded peristyle, and both have a gateway from the west, facing the Jhelum river.
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