Today's Blog is about a complex of temples built in the 11th century located near Salt range in the province of Punjab. The temples were built around a pond which is also very sacred in the Hinduism. These temples complex with other buildings include temples of Ramchandra, Hanuman, Shiva and a Gurdwara. According to legends two ponds were created by the tears of Shiva after the death of his wife Sati. One is in Katas raj temples and the other one is in Pushkar. Another significant attachment related to these temples were the five Pandava brothers,mentioned in Mahabharata, who spend most of their time at this site during their exile. Katas raj is one of the oldest religious Hindu sites in Pakistan. Before 1947 these temples were continuously visited by the Hindus. But after the partition of the subcontinent local Hindus migrated towards India and this place slowly vanishes in the pages of history. Recently in 2017 government ordered to renovate these temples and put them back to their former glory which I guess is a positive step towards the saving of the Indo-Pak cultural heritage. Today hundreds of people visit these temples and imagine what life was like during the glory days of this place. Photo credit goes to Anonymous photographer. #katasrajtemples #katasraj #kalarkahar #saltmines #saltrange #temples #templescomplex #pond #shivatears #culture #sacredtemple #heritage #pakistanculturalheritage #pakistanculturaldiversity #ancientbuilding #ancienttemple #myth #history
