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Gilani Chowk Temple

Type: Monument - Temple
Province: Azad Jammu and Kashmir
District: Muzaffarabad
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 1857 - 1947 CE
Description: It is situated at bank road, Gilani Chowk Muzaffarabad. It is square in plan. It has a pyramidal shikara whose finial is missing. The base of shikara is made of lotus petals design. Two arches are present at front side. It has two niches on the western wall. It is mainly made of limestone. Approach to the temple is blocked by market and the temple itself has been encroached by local people. It is 15.20m high, 4.19m wide and 3.7m high.
Latitude: 34.367335736
Longitude: 73.470676159
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Threat to the Cultural Heritage of Pakistan Survey and Documentation of Tangible and Intangible Heritage of Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan
Published In: Taxila Institute of Asian Civilizations, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 2020
Year of Publication: 2020
Bibliography/Reference: Khan, Ashraf, Ghani-ur-Rahman
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