Type: Monument - Pond
Province: Azad Jammu and Kashmir
District: Kotli
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: Early 8th Century - 1857 CE
Description: The pond is located near the Bhrund Bata Bazar, south-west of Bhrund village, on the left side of the Bhrund road leading to Sehnsa, Kotli, at a distance of 2.75 km and approached by Hotart Bridge. Pond is lying over the flat surface area, irregular in shape and surrounded by crusts and trough lush green valley with main road at one side with prehistoric rock shelter and Hindu temples and forts on other. There is also a Banyan tree on its southern periphery. The water is abundant and appeared green due to fall of leaves. The strategic location of the pond suggests its association with nearby Hindu temples.
Latitude: 33.541263889
Longitude: 73.715500000
Ownership: Government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
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
