Type: Monument - Temple
Province: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District: Peshawar
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 1799-1849 CE
Description: An impressive single storey building inside the Gor Khatri complex was built during the Sikh period, on the site of the Jamia mosque, built by Jehan Ara Begum. This Temple was built for Hindu population of Peshawar. The shrine was dedicated to Shiva, the third of the three great gods of the Hindu religion, with a smaller shrine to his bull Nandi, on which he rode. Today the shrine forms a fine architectural feature in one corner of the gardens to add to the architectural splendors of the gates of the caravanserai as a whole.
Latitude: 34.008200000
Longitude: 71.580700000
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Mapping of the Cultural Assets in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Punjab
Published In: UNESCO, Islamabad
Year of Publication: 2011
Bibliography/Reference: Anonymous
