<p>A Hindu temple, believed to have been constructed 1,300 years ago, has been discovered by Pakistani and Italian archaeological experts at a mountain in Swat district of northwest Pakistan.</p>.<p>The discovery was made during an excavation at Barikot Ghundai.</p>.<p>Announcing the discovery on Thursday, Fazle Khaliq of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Department of Archaeology said that the temple discovered is of God Vishnu.</p>.<p>It was built by the Hindus 1,300 years ago during the Hindu Shahi period, he said.</p>.<p>The Hindu Shahis or Kabul Shahis (850–1026 CE) was a Hindu dynasty that ruled the Kabul Valley (eastern Afghanistan), Gandhara (modern-day Pakistan), and present-day northwestern India.</p>.<p>During their excavation, the archaeologists also found traces of cantonment and watchtowers near the temple site.</p>.<p>The experts also found a water tank near the temple site which they believed used by the Hindus for bathing before worship.</p>.<p>Khaliq said that Swat district is home to thousand-year-old archaeology sites and the traces of the Hindu Shahi period have been found for the first time in the area.</p>.<p>Dr Luka, the head of the Italian archaeological mission, said this the first temple of the Ghandhara civilisation discovered in Swat district.</p>.<p>Swat district is among the top 20 sites in Pakistan which is home to every kind of tourism like natural beauty, religious tourism, cultural tourism and archaeological sites.</p>.<p>Several worship places of Buddhism are also situated in Swat district.</p>
<p>A Hindu temple, believed to have been constructed 1,300 years ago, has been discovered by Pakistani and Italian archaeological experts at a mountain in Swat district of northwest Pakistan.</p>.<p>The discovery was made during an excavation at Barikot Ghundai.</p>.<p>Announcing the discovery on Thursday, Fazle Khaliq of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Department of Archaeology said that the temple discovered is of God Vishnu.</p>.<p>It was built by the Hindus 1,300 years ago during the Hindu Shahi period, he said.</p>.<p>The Hindu Shahis or Kabul Shahis (850–1026 CE) was a Hindu dynasty that ruled the Kabul Valley (eastern Afghanistan), Gandhara (modern-day Pakistan), and present-day northwestern India.</p>.<p>During their excavation, the archaeologists also found traces of cantonment and watchtowers near the temple site.</p>.<p>The experts also found a water tank near the temple site which they believed used by the Hindus for bathing before worship.</p>.<p>Khaliq said that Swat district is home to thousand-year-old archaeology sites and the traces of the Hindu Shahi period have been found for the first time in the area.</p>.<p>Dr Luka, the head of the Italian archaeological mission, said this the first temple of the Ghandhara civilisation discovered in Swat district.</p>.<p>Swat district is among the top 20 sites in Pakistan which is home to every kind of tourism like natural beauty, religious tourism, cultural tourism and archaeological sites.</p>.<p>Several worship places of Buddhism are also situated in Swat district.</p>