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Malot Temple

Malot, a 10th-century red sandstone temple in the Salt Range, seven miles from Katas Raj.

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Malot is a temple in the Salt Range of Chakwal District, about seven miles from the Katas Raj Temples. It was built in the 10th century by the Shahi rulers in a Kashmiri–Gandhara style, from the Salt Range's red sandstone. Fluted pillars and a large trefoil arch frame its central shrine, and it stands high over the land around it.

Why go

✦10th-century Shahi temple
✦Red Salt Range sandstone
✦A trefoil arch and fluted pillars

How to Reach

By road in Kallar Kahar Tehsil of Chakwal District, about seven miles from Katas Raj, off the M-2 motorway.

Planning tip

Best Time to Visit, October to March.

Getting there, By road in Kallar Kahar Tehsil of Chakwal District, about seven miles from Katas Raj, off the M-2 motorway.

Allow, One to two hours.

What to Do

◆See the carved front and arch

◆Take in the views over the Salt Range

◆Combine with Katas Raj

Nearby

Straight-line distance from Malot Temple, within 5 km.

Nothing else genuinely close by (within 5 km of Malot Temple) is published yet.