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title: Ram Chandra Temple (Katas Raj)
author: Dr. Muhammad Kashif Ali
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3927/ram-chandra-temple-katas-raj/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Ram Chandra Temple (Katas Raj)

_Authored by [Dr. Muhammad Kashif Ali](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/Muhammad_Kashif_Ali/)_

## Image File

[![Ram Chandra Temple (Katas Raj)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3927.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3927.jpg)

## Image Caption

The Ram Chandra [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) is a prominent part of [Katas Raj](https://www.worldhistory.org/Katas_Raj/) complex of early [Hinduism](https://www.worldhistory.org/hinduism/), situated in the District of Chakwal in the Punjab, Pakistan. This site is a complex and dates back to the 3rd century BCE. A [Buddhist](https://www.worldhistory.org/buddhism/) [Stupa](https://www.worldhistory.org/stupa/) is the oldest structure at the site, reportedly built in the reign of [Asoka](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ashoka_the_Great/). In later times the Hindus rulers of Kashmir built the seven temples of Sath Ghara. The Ram Chandra temple and Haveli Hari Singh Nalwa are relatively new additions.

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## About the Author

Ethno-historian focusing in mountain communities of Pakistan like Kalasha, Kho, Shin, Hunzakut, Balti etc, teaching history in university and PhD in ethno-history of the Kalasha people of Chitral-Pakistan.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Ali, D. M. K. (2015, June 12). Ram Chandra Temple (Katas Raj). *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3927/ram-chandra-temple-katas-raj/>
### Chicago
Ali, Dr. Muhammad Kashif. "Ram Chandra Temple (Katas Raj)." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 12, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3927/ram-chandra-temple-katas-raj/>.
### MLA
Ali, Dr. Muhammad Kashif. "Ram Chandra Temple (Katas Raj)." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 Jun 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3927/ram-chandra-temple-katas-raj/>.

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