Ketas Raj Temples

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Ketas Raj Temples is a historic complex of Hindu temples and sacred ponds in Pakistan, revered as an important pilgrimage site with origins tracing back to ancient Hindu mythology.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu temple complex ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Katas Raj ⓘ
Katas Temples ⓘ
architecturalStyle Hindu temple architecture ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Hanuman ⓘ
Rama ⓘ
Shiva ⓘ
country Pakistan ⓘ
culturalSignificance important site for Shaivite traditions ⓘ
one of the holiest Hindu sites in Pakistan ⓘ
dedicatedTo Shiva ⓘ
earliestStructuresDateTo circa 6th–7th century CE ⓘ
environmentalIssue declining water level in sacred pond ⓘ
governingBody Evacuee Trust Property Board, Pakistan ⓘ
hasFeature courtyards and walkways ⓘ
stepped access to sacred pond ⓘ
stone-built temple structures ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List site ⓘ
hasPart Hanuman temple ⓘ
Ramachandra temple ⓘ
Shiva temple ⓘ
multiple small shrines ⓘ
sacred pond ⓘ
heritageDesignation Tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites ⓘ
knownFor ancient Hindu temples ⓘ
pilgrimage significance ⓘ
sacred pond linked to Hindu mythology ⓘ
linkedToText Mahabharata ⓘ
Puranic legends ⓘ
locatedIn Chakwal District ⓘ
Punjab, Pakistan ⓘ
Salt Range ⓘ
managedBy Evacuee Trust Property Board ⓘ
mythologicalAssociation Pandavas from the Mahabharata ⓘ
linked to: Pandavas

Shiva’s tears forming the sacred pond ⓘ
near Kallar Kahar ⓘ
M2 Motorway (Lahore–Islamabad) ⓘ
partOf Salt Range Hindu temple sites ⓘ
periodOfConstruction early medieval period ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
subjectOf archaeological studies ⓘ
conservation and restoration projects ⓘ
usedAs Hindu pilgrimage site ⓘ
visitedBy Hindu pilgrims from India ⓘ
Hindu pilgrims from Pakistan ⓘ
tourists ⓘ

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Salt Range → hasArchaeologicalSite → Ketas Raj Temples ⓘ