Lalak Jan Park Multan Cantt

Lalak Jan Shaheed Park Multan Cantt

Cinestar Multan

Location: On link road betweem Abdali masjid and Gujjar Khada

Clock Tower Multan Roundabout at Night

Chowk Ghanta Ghar Multan at Night

Chowk Ghanta Ghar Multan at Night
Slow shutter speed photography
by Dr Junaid

Chowk Ghanta Ghar Multan at Night

River Chenab at Multan

River Chenab at Multan by Dr Junaid
Amazing photography of Rowing at river

Shopping Malls of Multan

Unuited Mall, Cheone Tower, Sadar Bazar and Bomanji Square
Photography credit by Dr Junaid

Ghanta Ghar Multan by Dr Junaid DJ's

Kohna Fort Qasim Bagh Stadium Multan Panorama by Dr Junaid

Kohna Fort Qasim Bagh Stadium Multan Panorama by Dr Junaid

DJ's Productions

Monument of Lieutenant Alexander vans Agnew Multan

Monument of Lieutenant Alexander vans Agnew Multan

By Dr Junaid (DJ's Production)

Nishtar Hospital and Nishtar Clock Tower Multan

Nishtar Hospital and Nishtar Clock Tower Multan

By Dr Junaid (DJ's Production)

St Maries Cathedral in Multan

St Maries Cathedral in Multan
Photography by Dr Junaid (DJ's Production)

Masjid Char Minar Multan

See the masjid char minar near Multan fort, it is also visible from the fort
Four minaret mosque and madrisa of Multan

Ahmad Shah Abdali's Birthplace Monument

Placed infront of Abdali Masjid and Cardiology Hospital on Abdali road is a monument which is usually ignored by the public and hardly anybody knows that it is a monument. Monument is made as a token, Multan as a birthplace of Emporer of Afghanistan, King Ahmad Shah Abdali.

Mandir Shah Majeed

 

 

MANDAR SHAH MAJEED

Monument

MANDAR SHAH MAJEED

Location

OPPOSITE THE ENTRANCE OF PHOOL HATTAN MOSQUE At the meeting place of Bazaar Chauri Sarai and CHOWK BAZAR

Status

LISTED BY EVACUEE PROPERTY TRUST BOARD

Owner

Evacuee Property Trust Board, Govt. of Pakistan (EPTB) (Non-Muslim Auqaf)

Use

FORMER: TEMPLE
PRESENT: REDUNDANT

Period / Date

CIRCA 1850/ 1944 (Wasti, 176-77)

Historical Notes

Limited information tells us that some 200-250 years back at this place was a platform (thalla/tharra) under a huge Pepal tree where used to meditate a saint called Shah Majeed. Both Muslims and Hindus used to pay their respect to him. When he died, he was buried on the same platform. Veneration continued and with passage of time the place started to be called Chowk Majeed. It continued to be so called in the municipal record of the year 1864 and 1884. The license for Taazia Kamangaran used to be issued “via Shah Majeed”. Wasti, author of Aina -i-Multan (1985) quotes and asserts that for quite some time there was a lot of Muslim property around this platform but gradually Hindus purchased the entire property. They built four walls around this platform. During the Hindu-Muslim riots of 1884, Hindus, placed idols on this platform and gradually, the Muslims forgot that a Muslim saint is buried under this platform and Hindus were encouraged to build a temple over it in 1944 however the structure still continues to be called as Mandar Shah Majeed.

Description / Main Features

The temple is made of white plaster finely completed to a marble like finish. It has a petit balcony above its entrance behind which stands the mandappa (main spire) of the temple. Inscriptions in Hindi are rendered in stucco work and so are the decorative motifs.

Access / Environs

Access is through Chowk Bazaar. The temple is situated at the corner of Bazaar and a street. Unfortunately much of the temples elegance has been obscured by a web of electrical wires and a cluster of transformers.

Present Condition

The temple is in a complete state of neglect but has withstood the onslaught of time. Some of its features still retain elegance.

INTERVENTIONS

There is no evidence of any repair having been carried out in any part of it after 1947.

Proposal

Remove encroachments and wires and transformers.

References

Wasti, 176-177.

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Environmental Notes

• Mandar Shah Majeed

• Vehicular Access / Parking

  The mandar is accessible through the bazaar roads; no parking is available.
  

• Use of Space

  Use is commercial; the mandar has been occupied on all sides by shops and businesses.
  

• Visitor Facilities

  None; it is not possible to access the original temple spaces as the interior has been completely occupied and sub-divided into shop space.
  

• Electricity

  The shops have electricity; no meter found.
  

• Sewerage

  OpeSewage from the occupying shops runs into open drains crossing the street in front of the mandar’s former entrance, along Chowk Bazaar and Hussain Agahi Bazaar.
  

• Drainage

  Drainage enters the system of open drains.
  

• Solid Waste

  Waste from occupying shops is thrown in the street corners for later collection.
  

• Pavement and surfaces

  Adjacent road surfaces are blacktop.
  

• External threats

  Partitioning and gutting of the interior of the mandar by occupiers; vandalism.
  

• Condition

  Access to the monument was very limited; its lower portion is completely incorporated into encroaching shops.
  

Mandir Gopal Multan

 

 

Monument

MANDAR GOPAL

Location

KUP (CUP) BAZAR, KOOCHA MANDAR GOPAL

Status

NOT PROTECTED,

Owner

Evacuee Property Trust Board, Govt. of Pakistan (EPTB) (Non-Muslim Auqaf)

Use

FORMER: MANDAR
PRESENT: RENTED RESIDENCE

Period / Date

1938

Historical Notes

No information is available on the history of this temple. The 1990 survey of Multan Monuments by the MDA has recorded the date its construction as 1938 although the source of their information is not given.

Description / Main Features

This complex has two components namely an isolated temple with a vestibule and a huge building which looks like a dharamsala or residential area with its own sacred temple for local worship by the residents. The former is in complete ruins and is outside the residential area. The larger complex still retains some interesting elements that need preservation. The building is oblong running parallel to the out side street. All along the oblong courtyard there are double-storey buildings with a verandah running in front of the rooms. The verandah that runs all around the Courtyard comprises a series of multifold arches – each arch resting on top of two double columns with each double column resting on a single high base. Above the rows of arches there runs another series of grills of fine lattice work in marble. Those on the left hand side are the finest of all and most well-preserved. Behind this left hand side verandah is the main cell or sanctum of this monument currently being used as residence. This room is furnished with a beautiful false ceiling. There are some well preserved examples of stone work with figures of lions probably indicating this temple to be dedicated to the worship of Nari Singhpuri which for a long time remained the patron deity of the city of Multan. The building has a beautiful floor. Certain portions of the temple have undergone repairs by the residents which have deprived the temple of several original motifs.

Access / Environs

Located in Koocha Mandar Gopal near Deepal Sawan Kapoor in Kup Bazaar, in a private compound area.

Present Condition

Present condition is by no means satisfactory. There are a number of families among whom the built area has been rented out by the EPTB.

INTERVENTIONS

No serious intervention has apparently been carried out in any part of the Temple-complex except the losses/ damages occurring to the building due to it being rented out as private residences by EPTB.

Proposal

Building’s immediate need is vacation of the property from the residents and repairs for restoration.

References

Nil.

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Environmental Notes

• Gopal Mandar

• Vehicular Access / Parking

  There is vehicular access to the mandar and Gurdawara. Parking space is available on the street for several vehicles.
  

• Use of Space

  The mandar is abandoned and filled with refuse; the Gurdawara adjacent is used as a residence and stable for buffalos.
  

• Visitor Facilities

  None available.
  

• Electricity

  Electricity is available and a KWH meter in place.
  

• Sewerage

  Run off is down the slope towards the road and the bazaar.
  

• Solid Waste

  Solid waste collects inside the building and around the mandar; some appears to be removed and dumped in streets nearby for later collection. The mandar itself is used as a garbage dump.
  

• Pavement and surfaces

  Marble flooring of the Gurdawara; black top on the adjacent road surface.
  

• External threats

  Vandalism; gross misuse of the monuments for garbage and animals. Additions to the upper building are a risk.
  

• Condition

  The white marble of the temple has turned black due to smoke and filth. Most walls have separation cracks over openings and at corners; separation is noted in the upper courses over the portico. Notable bulge in wall at the entrance.