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  1. 1. ↑Singh, Rajesh (3 July 2017). "The Unexplored Medieval Stone Temples of Kashmir". _Heritage India Magazine_. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018. However, a few still stand in different states of preservation at places like Martand, Avantipur, Pattan, Buniar, Pandrethan and Payar, reflecting not only the remarkable temple construction activity that once existed in Kashmir but also showcasing a distinct architectural style. This style, while being inspired by foreign elements (as Kashmir is strategically located on one of the arteries of the ancient Silk-Route), also assimilated the essential features of indigenous temple architectural styles.

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  2. 2. ↑Bangroo, Virender (July–September 2008). "Temple Architecture of Kashmir". _Dialogue_. **10**. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2018– via Astha Bharati.

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  3. 3. ↑Kumar, Ramesh (16 December 1998 – 15 January 1999). "Sarada Pilgrimage - its Socio-Historicity - I". _Kashmir Sentinel_. **5**: 16. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018.

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  4. 4. ↑Kumar, Ramesh (16 December 1998 – 15 January 1999). "Sarada Pilgrimage - its Socio-Historicity - I". _Kashmir Sentinel_. **5**: 16. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018.

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  5. 5. ↑Rehman, Faiz ur (31 December 2017). "Peace & Economy beyond Faith: A Case Study of Sharda Temple". _Pakistan Vision_. **18** (2): 1–14 – via academia.edu. Located in the isolated village of Sharda in Neelum Valley in Pakistan's Kashmir,1 at a distance of around 140 Kilometers from Muzaffarabad, (the capital city) and nearly 30 km from Kupwara (a town in Indian Administered Kashmir), it lies few miles from the Line of Control (LoC) in a very sensitive military zone.

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  6. 6. ↑YUSUF JAMEEL (16 July 2017). "Kashmiri Pandits want reopening of Sharda Peeth in PoK, plan to approach PM". Deccan Chronicle.

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  7. 7. ↑Raina, Mohini Qasba (2013). _Kashur: The Kashmiri Speaking People_. Trafford Publishing. p.191. ISBN978-1490701653. The main centre of excellence was at Sharda Peeth - an ancient seat of learning on the banks of the river Kishenganga in the valley of Mount Harmukh.

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  8. 8. ↑Ashraf, Mohammad (9 May 2007). "Haramukh and Gangabal, a historical perspective". _Kashmir First_. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018. There used to be seventeen temples of various ages and dimensions here which had been built by different Kings of ancient Kashmir from time to time in honour of S'iva who according to legend, had taken residence here as Bhutesa.

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  9. 9. ↑Rehman, Faiz ur (31 December 2017). "Peace & Economy beyond Faith: A Case Study of Sharda Temple". _Pakistan Vision_. **18** (2): 1–14 – via academia.edu. its water originates from Sarasvati lake which is located on the top of Narda peak,

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  10. 10. ↑Raina, Dina Nath (1994). _Kashmir - distortions and reality_. Michigan: Reliance Publishing House, University of Michigan. p.38. ISBN8185972524. No wonder that from remote ages, Kashmir became the seat of learning and earned for itself the appropriate name of Sharda Peeth or the seat of Sharda, the Goddess of Learning and Fine Arts.

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  11. 11. 1Rashid, Salman (1 April 2018). "Heritage: Goddess of the Mountains". _Dawn_. Archived from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2019.

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  12. 12. ↑Qazi, Junaid Ahmad; Samad, Abdul (January 2015). Shakirullah; Young, Ruth (eds.). "Śarda Temple and the Stone Temples of Kashmir in Perspective: A Review Note". _Pakistan Heritage_. **7**. Hazara University Mansehra-Pakistan: 111–120 – via Research Gate.

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  13. 13. 1Kalhana (1900). _Kalhaṇa's Rājataraṅginī: A Chronicle of the Kings of Kaśmīr_. Translated by Stein, Marc Aurel. Westminster: Archibald Constable and Company, Ltd. pp.151–152. ISBN9788120803718.

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  14. 14. 1_Kalhaṇa's Rājataraṅgiṇī. Vol. 3: a chronicle of the kings of Kaśmīr_. Kalhana, Stein, M. A. (Reprint ed.). 2003. ISBN81-208-0371-X. OCLC872559688.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: others (link)

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  15. 15. 1Raina, Mohini Qasba (2013). _Kashur: The Kashmiri Speaking People_. Trafford Publishing. pp.85, 191. ISBN978-1490701653.

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  16. 16. 1Qazi, Junaid Ahmad; Samad, Abdul (January 2015). Shakirullah; Young, Ruth (eds.). "Śarda Temple and the Stone Temples of Kashmir in Perspective: A Review Note". _Pakistan Heritage_. **7**. Hazara University Mansehra-Pakistan: 111–120 – via Research Gate.

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  17. 17. ↑_Kalhaṇa's Rājataraṅgiṇī. Vol. 3: a chronicle of the Kings of Kaśmīr_. Kalhana, Stein, M. A. (Reprint ed.). 2003. p.285. ISBN81-208-0371-X. OCLC872559688.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: others (link)

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  18. 18. ↑_Kalhaṇa's Rājataraṅgiṇī. Vol. 3: a chronicle of the Kings of Kaśmīr_. Vol.1. Kalhana, Stein, M. A. (Reprint ed.). 2003. p.182. ISBN81-208-0371-X. OCLC872559688.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: others (link)

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  19. 19. 1"Shankara Digvijayam Part 5". _Sringeri Sharada Peetham_. Retrieved 31 March 2020.

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  20. 20. ↑Kalanidhi, Sangeetha (1997). _Compositions of Muddusvāmi Dīkshitar_. Chennai: Ganamandir Publications. ISBN9780965187114.

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  21. 21. ↑Raina, Mohini Qasba (2013). _Kashur: The Kashmiri Speaking People_. Trafford Publishing. p.191. ISBN978-1490701653. Custom among South Indian Brahmans of prostrating in the direction of Sharda Peeth, in Kashmir, prior to initiation to formal education is still prevalent.

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  22. 22. ↑Kumar, Ramesh (16 December 1998 – 15 January 1999). "Sarada Pilgrimage - its Socio-Historicity - I". _Kashmir Sentinel_. **5**: 16. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018.

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  23. 23. ↑Raina, Mohini Qasba (2013). _Kashur: The Kashmiri Speaking People_. Victoria, Canada: Trafford Publishing. p.84. ISBN9781490701653.

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  24. 24. ↑Subramony, Ramaswami (2019). _Paramahamsa: A Vedantic Tale_. D.K. Printworld. ISBN9788124609927.

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  25. 25. ↑_Kashmir and its people: studies in the evolution of Kashmiri society_. Kaw, M. K., 1941-, Kashmir Education, Culture, and Science Society. New Delhi: A.P.H. Pub. Corp. 2004. ISBN81-7648-537-3. OCLC55147377.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: others (link)

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  26. 26. ↑"What about a university by Kashmiri Pandits? | Curriculum Magazine". Retrieved 6 April 2020.

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  27. 27. ↑Raina, Mohini Qasba (2013). _Kashur the Kashmiri Speaking People: Analytical Perspective_. Singapore: Partridge Publishing. ISBN9781482899474. Goddess Sharda is believed to be the earliest representation of Shakti in the valley, which is embodying three separate manifestations of energy, i.e. goddess of learning, fine arts and beauty.

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  28. 28. ↑"Kashmir: Religious Practices". _ikashmir.net_. Retrieved 6 April 2020.

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  29. 29. ↑PoK Muslims send sacred soil to Kashmiri Pandits, Ishfaq-ul-Hassan, jan 11, 2017

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  30. 30. ↑Kumar, Ramesh (16 December 1998 – 15 January 1999). "Sarada Pilgrimage - its Socio-Historicity - I". _Kashmir Sentinel_. **5**: 16. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018.

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  31. 31. ↑Chauhan, Chanchal (9 April 2019). "Sharada Peeth: All you need to know". _India Today_. Retrieved 1 August 2019.

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  32. 32. ↑Mallick, Anas (25 March 2019). "Pakistan foreign ministry submits proposal to PM Imran Khan to open Sharada temple for Indians". _Wio News_. Retrieved 1 August 2019.

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  33. 33. ↑Choudhary, Huma (6 September 2015). "Steeped in history: Centre of Hindu, Buddhist learning lies hidden in Neelum". _The Express Tribune_. Retrieved 2 August 2019.

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  34. 34. ↑"Pandits denied entry into temple in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir". _The Hindu_. 3 October 2007. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2014.

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  35. 35. ↑Chandran, D Suba (September 2009). "Expanding Cross-LoC Interactions: Perspectives from India". _India-Pakistan Dialogue on Conflict Resolution and Peace Building_. Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

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  36. 36. ↑"After Kartarpur Corridor, Kashmiri Pandits demand road, visas for pilgrims to visit Sharda Peeth shrine in PoK". _Asian News International_. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.

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  37. 37. ↑"Mehbooba reiterates request to open Sharda Peeth after Pakistan gives green signal". _The Asian Age_. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.

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  38. 38. ↑"BJP Attacks Omar Abdullah For Praising Pak Decision To Open Sharda Peeth". _NDTV_. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.

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  39. 39. ↑"Pak should renovate Sharada Temple in PoK: Advani". _Zee News_. 2 May 2007. Retrieved 2 August 2019.

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  40. 40. ↑"Pakistan Approves Plan to Open Sharda Temple Corridor in PoK for Hindu Pilgrims: Report". _News 18_. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.

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  41. 41. 1"No decision taken on opening of Sharda temple corridor in PoK: Pakistan". _The New Indian Express_. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

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  42. 42. ↑"After Kartarpur, Pakistan approves plan to open Sharda Peeth corridor in PoK". _The Indian Express_. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

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  43. 43. ↑"Government will attempt to open corridor to Sharda Peeth in PoK for devotees: Amit Shah". _The Hindu_. 22 March 2023.

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  44. 44. ↑"'New era': Amit Shah inaugurates temple near LoC in J&K". _The Times of India_. 23 March 2023.

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  45. 45. ↑"'Temple at Teetwal step towards building Kartarpur-like corridor for Sharda Peeth'". _The Times of India_. 18 February 2023.

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  46. 46. ↑"Diwali Lights Lit Sharda Devi Temple At Teetwal For First Time Since Independence Along LoC In J&K's Kupwara".

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  47. 47. ↑"Ramanuja's revelation of the 'secret mantra'". _The Hindu_. 4 August 2016. ISSN0971-751X. Retrieved 3 April 2020.

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  48. * Pollock, Sheldon (2006). _Language of the Gods in the World of Men_. University of California Press.

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  49. * Chitkara, M.G (2002). _Kashmir Shaivism: Under Siege_ (2002 ed.). New Delhi: A.P.H.Publishing Corporation. ISBN8176483605. Retrieved 13 August 2012.

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  50. * Pandit, Bansi. _Explore Kashmiri Pandits_ (2008 ed.). USA: Dharma Publications. ISBN0963479865. Retrieved 13 August 2012.

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