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Masroor Rock-Cut Temples: Tucked away in the hills of Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra Valley lies Masroor Rock-Cut Temples, an extraordinary piece of Indian heritage that is mostly ignored. Masroor Rock-Cut Temples, also referred to as Masroor Temples, is an early 8th-century complex of rock-cut Hindu temples in the Kangra Valley of the Beas River in Himachal Pradesh. They are often referred to as the Ellora of Himachal and the Himalayan pyramid. Archaeological surveys say that they have been built around the 8th century, almost 1200 years ago, due to their resemblance to the “Gupta style of architecture” from the same period. However, there is no mention of the temple in any of the scriptures or historical records. The temple complex was first reported by Henry Shuttleworth in 1913, bringing it to the attention of archaeologists. They were independently surveyed by Harold Hargreaves of the Archaeological Survey of India in The 15-monument temple complex resembles the North Indian Nagara architecture style and is dedicated to Lord Shiva, Lord Ram, Goddess Sita, and Lord Lakshmana. Unlike other Hindu temples in the country that face the east, this one faces northeast towards the Dhauladhar mountains. The temples were carved out of monolithic rock with a shikhara and provided with a sacred pool of water. The temple complex follows a symmetrically laid-out square grid. The main temple, with a square plan, is surrounded by smaller temples arranged in a mandala pattern. Three entrances adorn the temple, facing northeast, southeast, and northwest. Interestingly, evidence points towards a planned but unfinished fourth entrance, often overlooked in historical records. The Masrur Temples display elaborate reliefs portraying significant Vedic and Puranic deities. These reliefs are accompanied by captivating friezes that narrate ancient tales from Hindu texts. Much of the Masroor temple’s sculpture and reliefs have been lost. They were also quite damaged, most likely from earthquakes.