Heritage record
Gori Temple
SindhTempleProtected
The temple is situated 23 km north-west of Virawah and closely resembles the temples at Bodhesar. The effects of fire and gun power used by Col. Tyrwhitt are still quite marked but still one of the best-preserved surviving temples. It is built of local stone with pillars and details of marble from Rajputana. It consists of three parts i.e., an outer stone Mandapa or pavilion with marble pillars and corbelled dome leading to an interior Mandapa of similar design by supplemented by small cells. The shrine itself which formerly had a shikara of typical Kathiwar style, but now adorned with rows of miniature shikaras. The temple according to an inscription was repaired in 1715 CE.
Photographs: Department of Archaeology & Museums national inventory record, displayed from the official source (doam.gov.pk). Not PWHI photography.
- Record ID
- 5499
- Province / territory
- Sindh
- District
- Tharparkar
- Typology
- Monument
- Subtype
- Temple
- Period
- Historic
- Legal status
- Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992) (instrument: Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992))
- Coordinates
- 24.63817, 70.61784 — source-provided, not field-verified
- Verification status
- source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
- Sources
- Jansen, Michael, Yasmeen Lari. (2015). Inventory of Cultural Property in the Province of Sindh, Pakistan, 2015. Government of Sindh, Vol 4.
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