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HIMACHAL PRADESH
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TaboMonastery
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Masrror Temple
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Key Monastery
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Guru Ghantal
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Masroor Temples are rock cut temples, sometimes called the Ellora of Himachal. They are believed to have been first built by Pandavas while they were travelling through these mountains; historically they belong to the 7th and 8th centuries.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ellora is situated about 15 miles north-west of Aurangabad. It is known to the world for its wonderful cave temples in the hills which are about a mile to its east.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Masrur temple complex, also known as the Himalayan pyramid, is a group of 13 rock-cut monuments carved out of a single rock. The temple complex was sighted by a British official, Henry Shuttleworth, in 1913 who brought it to the notice of other British officials in the Archaeological Survey of India.