page_title: Krimchi temples
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Krimchi temples / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Krimchi temples as seen from the Krimchi Fort
context_page_description: Krimchi temples is a complex of seven ancient temples in Udhampur District in Jammu and Kashmir. It is located on bank of a stream Birunala in village Krimchi,12 km from Udhampur. This group of temples is locally known as the Pandava Temples.
context_section_description: The temple is believed to be over a thousand years old. According to the Archaeological Survey of India  these temples were constructed during 8th or 9th century AD. (inscribed on a board near the entrance of the complex). The temples were constructed in stages. It appears that temples No. 6 and 7 were damaged several centuries ago.
  Local belief holds that they go back to the protagonists of the Mahabharata War, or a late Pandava dynasty that ruled in Jammu and Kashmir (speculated by Alexander Cunningham).According to legendary accounts , Raja Kichak was said to be creator of the town Krimchi and the kingdom. It is also said pandavas in exile remained there for a long period.
caption: Krimchi Temples as seen from the Krimchi Fort
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