These are ruins of Shiva Temple, in Eminabad, near Gujjaranwala, Pakistan.
People believe this temple predates Ranjit Singh’s rule in this region. Now this is a cattle yard.
The Shiva temple dedicated to Lord Siva is an exquisite master piece of ancient architecture and of great interest to tourists with archeological interests. From a distance it appears as a huge tomb made of bricks.
historical Temple located at Eimanabad district Gujranwala. Eimnabad is very historical sacred town for Sikhs yatreed. Eimnabad was the hub of Malti religious society . When can see three Gurdwara, five temples, two Masjid/Eid Gah. Hindu were the richest community of this town. Eimnabad is very peaceful town with full of heritage and this treasure is in neglected condition its shamful for us. Eimnabad should b declared as a heritage site so that other religious along with Sikh from all over the world come to here for visit.A Shiva temple in eminabad, Gujranwala (Now Pakistan), Sanskrit school and Hindu haveli.
In 1947 The Shivling was taken out of the temple and thrown into the pond behind.The pond has now dried up and the Shivling is lying there.
The eminabad is said to have been founded in first century BCE by Raja Salvahan, the Rajput ruler of Sialkot. The original name of the town is unknown, but its oldest name was Saidpur in the 16th century, when Babur invaded this part of Punjab and
sacked the town in 1521. That was the time when Guru Nanak was also present in Saidpur.
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