Saints and Shrines of Pothohar

Saints and Shrines of Pothohar

 

Contents:

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1 Petroglyphs of Pothohar

2 Sarai Pakka Khanpur

3 Historic Bhagpur Village

4 The Pre-Partition Havelis of Daultala

5 Mosque and Mansions of Dhoke Musa Village

6 The Pre-partition Arya High School of Chakwal

7 The Works of Shrimati Jawala Devi of Vahali

8 Temples and Havelis of Bhaun

9 Jhelum’s Historic Padhri Village

10 Gakhar Monuments of Pharwala and Bagh Jogian

11 Rawat Monuments

12 Temples of Gujar Khan

13 Glorious Gulyana

14  Baba Khem Singh Bedi Haveli of Kallar Syedan

15 Nayika Paintings of Pothohar

16 Krishna Temple of Kallar Syedan

17 The Samadhi of Baba Mohan Das

18 Fateh Jang Temples

19 Sacred Landscape of Islamabad

20 The Chishti Sabiri Saints of Kalyam Sharif

21 Qadiri Qalandari Saints of Islamabad’s Tumair Village

22 Saints of Chak Bahadur and Bajrana Villages

23 Saints of Gujar Khan’s Dhoke Shams

24 Chishti Saints of Chawli

25 Janjua Saints of Chakwal

26 Naqshbandi Sufi Saints of Rupper Kalan Sharif

27 A Qadiri Naushahi Saint of Pind Bainso

28 Qadiri Saints of Wasala Bangial Village

   Figures

   References

   Index

Saints and Shrines of Pothohar

This book is the third volume in the “History, Culture, and Heritage of Pothohar” series. It contains twenty-eight articles focused on lesser-known saints and heritage sites in the Pothohar region of the Punjab. For this volume, I visited various villages and towns in Pothohar to collect data on the relevant themes. Most of the information presented in these articles was gathered through interviews with oral historians and local intellectuals. While this volume does not discuss all the saints from Pothohar, future volumes will thoroughly cover additional saints, including detailed biographies and their significant impact on the region.

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