Address Pindara Group of Temples- Gujarat Diety Shiva Introduction The temples at Pindara, locally known as Durvasa Rishi Ashram, in Kalyanpur Taluka of Devbhoomi Dwarka district, Gujarat, India belongs to Maitraka-Saindhava period (7th to 10th century). The temples are located near sea, about eleven miles east of Dwarka. Puranic Significance These temples are built between […]
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Baradia Rama Lakshamana Temple- Gujarat
Address Baradia Rama Lakshamana Temple- Baradia, Devbhoomi Dwarka district, Gujarat 361335 Diety Rama Lakshamana (Vishnu) Introduction The Rama Lakshamana Temples or Samba Lakshamana Temples are the late 12th century twin temples in Baradia, a village in Okhamandal region of Devbhoomi Dwarka district, Gujarat, India. Baradia is about five km southeast of Dwarka. There are some […]
Shingardar Buddhist Stupa Pakistan
Address Shingardar Buddhist Stupa Vayna Rd, Shingardar Village, Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Diety Buddha Introduction The stupa of Shingardar is situated about 3km to the northeast of Brikot village, by the left side on the road from Mingawarara to Mardan. The stupa stands in the mouth of a small glen descending from a bare spur […]
Saidu Sharif Buddhist Stupa- Pakistan
Address Saidu Sharif Buddhist Stupa- Saidu Sharif Rd, Saidu Sharif, Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Diety Buddha Introduction The Saidu Sharif Stupa, excavated under the name Saidu Sharif I, is a sacred area of Buddhist located near the city of Saidu Sharif, at the foot of the mountains that separate the river valley Saidu from that […]
Sphola Buddhist Stupa- Pakistan
Address Sphola Buddhist Stupa- Torkham Hwy, Khyber Agency, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Diety Buddha Introduction Sphola Stupa is a Buddhist monument located in the Khyber Pass, Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. The monument located about 25 kilometers from Jamrūd is on a high rocky ledge and consists of a stone mound supported by a tiered […]
Mankiala Buddhist stupa- Pakistan
Address Mankiala Buddhist stupa- Mankiala, Tope Mankila, Punjab, Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan Diety Buddha Introduction The Mankiala Stupa is a 2nd-century Buddhist stupa near the village of Tope Mankiala, in Pakistan’s Punjab province. The stupa was built by the Kushans and is said to commemorate the spot, where according to the Jataka tales, an incarnation […]
Charchoma Shiva Temple Rajasthan
Address Charchoma Shiva Temple Choma Maliya, Rajasthan 325203 Diety Shiva Amman: Parvati Introduction Charchoma Temple is Shiva temple located at Charchoma, Rajasthan. The temple consists of a garbhagriha, an antarala and a sabhamandapa. The sabhamandapa is rectangular and has a flat roof. The temple was rebuilt during the nineteenth century A.D. In the temple premises, […]
Ranigat Buddhist Stupa- Pakistan
Address Ranigat Buddhist Stupa- Nogram Killi, Buner, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Diety Buddha Introduction Ranigat is a collection of 2nd century CE Buddhist ruins spread over an area of 4 square kilometers which dates from the Gandhara Ranigat is located in valley Buner of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The word Ranigat is the combination of two […]
Kanishka Buddhist Stupa- Pakistan
Address Kanishka Buddhist Stupa- Hazara Khawani, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Diety Buddha Introduction The Kanishka Stupa was a monumental stupa established by the Kushan king Kanishka during the 2nd century CE in today’s Shaji-ki-Dheri on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan. The stupa was built during the Kushan era to house Buddhist relics, and was among […]
Kunala Buddhist Stupa- Pakistan
Address Kunala Buddhist Stupa- Taxila, Taxila Tehsil Punjab, Pakistan Diety Buddha Introduction Kunala Stupa is a Buddhist stupa and monastery complex to the south-east of Taxila, on a hill about 200 meters just south of Sirkap, Punjab, Pakistan, thought to date to the 2nd century CE. It is located on a hill overlooking the ancient […]