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<< Our Photo Pages >> Takht-e-Bhai - Ancient Temple in Pakistan

Submitted by DrewParsons on Tuesday, 19 July 2022  Page Views: 2911

Multi-periodSite Name: Takht-e-Bhai
Country: Pakistan Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Mardan  Nearest Village: Takht-e-Bhai
Latitude: 34.286340N  Longitude: 71.947010E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Takht-e-Bhai
Takht-e-Bhai submitted by DrewParsons : Overview of the site. Photographed on a trip through Pakhtunkhwa Province of Northern Pakistan in September 1996 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Takht-e-Bhai is a Buddhist monastery complex located 18 kilometres north north west of Mardan in Northern Pakistan. The site is dated to around the first century AD and was extensively restored in the 1920s There are a number of objects from this site in the British Museum.
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Takht-e-Bhai
Takht-e-Bhai submitted by DrewParsons : The site is guarded by an armed sentry due to the volatile nature of this part of the country. Photograph of myself with the site guard taken during a trip through Pakhtunkhwa Province of Northern Pakistan in September 1996 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Takht-e-Bhai
Takht-e-Bhai submitted by DrewParsons : The site photographed on a trip through Pakhtunkhwa Province of Northern Pakistan in September 1996 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Takht-e-Bhai
Takht-e-Bhai submitted by DrewParsons : An alcove containing a statue of the Buddha. Photographed on a trip through Pakhtunkhwa Province of Northern Pakistan in September 1996 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Takht-e-Bhai
Takht-e-Bhai submitted by DrewParsons : These alcoves used to contain statues of the Buddha. One or two still do but many have been removed and some are in the British Museum and others in Pakistani Museums. Photographed on a trip through Pakhtunkhwa Province of Northern Pakistan in September 1996 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Takht-i-Bahi, Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Takht-i-Bahi, Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Takht-i-Bahi, Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Takht-i-Bahi, Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Takht-i-Bahi, Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Takht-i-Bahi, Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

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