Type: Monument - Temple
Province: Punjab
District: Khushab
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 7th - early 11th Century CE
Description: A temple situated in Soan Sakesar about 8 km south of Sakesar peak. The temples were built during Hindu Shahi period. There are two temples in the fort, of which one is larger than the other. To the western axis of the large temple some 61 m ahead is situated a small temple. According to the report of Cunningham, there were three temples inside the fortification wall, two smaller and third comparatively large. Massive remain of long wall with a gateway, which may have been erected for defensive purposes can be seen.
Latitude: 32.508425000
Longitude: 71.936527778
Ownership: Federal Government
Legal Status: Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992)
Title of Publication: Survey and Documentation of Archaeological Sites and Monuments in Tehsil Soan Sakesar, District Khushab, Punjab
Published In: Unpublished M.Phil. thesis: TIAC, QAU, Islamabad
Year of Publication: 2020
Bibliography/Reference: Khan, Anum
