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Hindu Temple-I (East of Indus View Hotel)
This is a square shaped building from outside measuring 2.80 x 2.80 meters, with a height of 4.12 m.
The entrance is 1.66 m high. It is hexagonal (6-sided) shaped from inside with round drum and oval shaped dome with no squinches. Entrance is provided from the east. Stucco work imitating squares in floral designs on all corners of the octagonal building from inside. Fully lime plastered. There are five blind niches one each in every portion of the hexagonal building, except the east which is entrance. The lower portions above the niches show a straight band and a rectangle in each portion with decorative design, while in one part in the north can be seen two bands and circular design.
Why go
- ✦Square outside, hexagonal within
- ✦Oval dome on a round drum, built without squinches
- ✦Five blind niches, one to each interior face but the entrance
- ✦Stucco worked in floral squares at every corner
History
The building is 2.8 metres square and 4.12 metres high, with the entrance on the east. Its five other interior faces each hold a blind niche, and stucco worked in floral squares runs across every interior corner over full lime plaster.
Historical Significance
A small surviving Hindu shrine in the Attock district, of the kind that once dotted the region and is now rare.
Architecture
Stucco imitating squares in floral design runs across every interior corner over full lime plaster, with straight bands and decorated rectangles above the niches and, on the north, a double band worked with a circular design.
Why Visit
Step inside for the shift from square to hexagon — the whole interest of the building is that change.
Interesting Facts
- It is square outside but hexagonal inside
- The dome sits on a round drum with no squinches
- Five blind niches face the single eastern entrance
Planning tip
Best Time to Visit, October to March.
Getting there, Strung along the Grand Trunk Road between Rawalpindi and Attock, roughly 40–80 km west of Islamabad. Hasan Abdal's monuments cluster together and pair naturally with Taxila.
Allow, Twenty to forty minutes each; a half day for the Hasan Abdal and Attock group.
What to Do
Make Hindu Temple-I (East of Indus View Hotel) Part of a Trip
GreenPak resorts within reach, and the journeys that travel this region.
ResortGreenPak Resort Chattar Plain
~91 km from Hindu Temple-I (East of Indus View Hotel)
ResortGreenPak Hotel Ayubia
~107 km from Hindu Temple-I (East of Indus View Hotel)
ResortGreenPak Resort Bansra Gali by Highglamp
~107 km from Hindu Temple-I (East of Indus View Hotel)
JourneyLahore & the Mughal Trail
4 days
Nearby
Straight-line distance from Hindu Temple-I (East of Indus View Hotel), within 30 km.
