Village Ladouv is situated at a distance of about 6 km from Pampore town. This place is known for two ancient temples. The bigger temple is in the middle of a shallow tank, which receives water from a natural spring in its northern corner. The temple is simple in design with a flat roof. The temple is about 24 feet square externally. According to Pandit Ram Chand Kak, “Externally the walls are without decoration, their bareness being only partially relieved by a cornice which consists of three courses of stone adorned with projecting fillets. There is a torus course at the base. The corner pilasters are quite plain, and project only very slightly from the walls. The entrance, which is on the south-west side, is headed by a semicircular, almost horseshoe-shaped, arch surmounted by a single storeyed pediment of very slight projection. Internally the temple is circular of 17 feet and 6 inches”. Inside the spring is a Shivlingam.
The smaller temple is similar to the bigger one. This temple is situated right behind the bigger temple up on the hill. This temple is now part of a house owner in the village. This temple is 6 feet in square and the ceiling consists of three course of overlapping stones.
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