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Vishnu Temple and Umarkot Shiv Temple

March 5, 2024

Vishnu Temple In Swat area of NorthWest Pakistan, a 1300 year old Vishnu Temple, situated on a mountain, was discovered in November 2020 by an Italian Archaeologist Dr. Luca and a Pakistani Archaeologist Fazal Khaaliq. The temple was built in Hindu Shahi period which was extended upto Kabul and Kandhar...

Indian Heritage in Pakistan (Series): Kataas Raj Temple

February 1, 2024

Before partition i.e. early 1940s, in my childhood, I often used to visit my grandparents’ town - Haranpur during summer vacations. I still remember this conversation between our neighbours ‘Bhain kithhe challi hain? (Sister, where are you going?) ‘Kataas Raj chali haan. (going to Kataas Raj) and on returning, when...