Type: Monument - Temple
Province: Punjab
District: Chakwal
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 7th - early 11th Century CE
Description: It is an enormous complex of 7 temples (Shiv, Ramachandra, Hanuman and Sat-ghara), a holy pool, and a stupa remains, havelis (Braggi and Hari Singh), Samadhis and some caves. It is a sanctified place in Hindu mythology as one tear of Shiv fell at Ajmer Pushkara and the other one at Katas Raj. It is also related to a historical event when Padavas and Kauravas were at war with each other at that time Pandavas fleet and settled at this place. Satgarha temples has Kashmiri style architecture dated back to 8th -10th Century CE. Their characteristic features include trefoil arches, dentils, pointed roofs and fluted pillars. While all the other temples and havelis were erected in 5th -6th Century CE.
Latitude: 32.723995250
Longitude: 72.951690639
Ownership: Government of Punjab
Legal Status: Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992)
Title of Publication: District Gazetteer Jhelum
Published In: Compiled and Published under the Authority of the Punjab Government, Jhelum.
Year of Publication: 1907
Bibliography/Reference: District Gazetteer Jhelum
