Type: Monument - Temple
Province: Balochistan
District: Zhob
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 20th Century CE
Description: The temple is located in the Bazar Area of Zhobe city and surrounded by modern houses. The temples are rectangular in shape with two pyramidal shikaras. The temple building has two arched opening in the south. The first cusped archway leads to a room, which was apparently use as a Dharamshala. The Dharamshala has one rectangular gate re-plastered with lime mortar, the second cusped archway inside the Dharamshala leads to Garbhagriha. The pyramidal shaped two Shikaras come big size and another small in size surrounds the 2 squared Garbhagriha the base of the big shikara is decorated with inverted lotus. The upper part of the Shikara is however decorated with miniature Shikara with finial top. The smaller adjoining temple has a square sanctum and Garbhagriha having small shikara with any decoration. The finial top now missing. The centering of the temple (the Shikara) inside decorated with floral patterns, notably lotus. The entrance of the temple is decorated with OM in lotus shape. The temple is dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva according to the local Hindus who have present at the site. The primary school was built inside the Mandir`s complex, shifted to the outside the temple complex. A century old temple handed over the member of the Hindu community in Zhobe city.
Latitude: 31.045555556
Longitude: 69.426944444
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Miscellaneous
Published In: Miscellaneous
Year of Publication: Miscellaneous
Bibliography/Reference: Anonymous
