The lake of Tears

The Katas Raj temples attributed to Hindu Shahiya (615-950 A.D) are dedicated to Lord Shiva and is an important Hindu pilgrimage site in Pakistan. It is believed by the followers that this particular complex was constructed at a place that was visited by Pandava brothers of the great Indian Epic “Mahabharata” This particular site is also the most significant Hindu temple site salt Range. Here also exists a lake which is labelled as “The lake of tears” and Hindus come there for bath. It’s a Holy Spring. There also are havelis of different periods –Hanuman Haveli with a library and Ram Chandra Temple. Hanuman fought by the side of Shiv when he and Ram Chandar had a spat between them and Shiv successfully won and became the king of Katas. British era’s haveli can also be found in Katas Raj, which is now marked as the building of a police station. Another haveli of Hari Singh Nalwa exists which was constructed in the Sikh period, assembled by the Sikh emperor Raja RanjitSinghain Katas after a long period of 50 years. The archaeology department is planning to make this haveli a Museum in future years.


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