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This is a list of dāstāns and qissas (prose fiction) written in Urdu during the 18th and 19th centuries. The skeleton of the list is a reproduction of the list provided by Gyan Chand Jain in his study entitled Urdū kī nasrī dāstānen .
The temples derive their holiness from the legend that following the death of his wife Sati, the Hindu god Shiva wandered inconsolably, while some of his tears collected in two ponds, one of which is the pond around which the Katas Raj Temples are set, [4] [3] while the other is at Pushkar, near the famous Sufi pilgrimage center of Ajmer.
Following is the list of recipients of Bal Sahitya Puraskar for their works written in Urdu. The award comprises a cash prize of Rs . 50,000 and an engraved copper plaque. [ 1 ]
The temple complex surrounds a pond named Katas which is regarded as sacred by Hindus. [39] The temples' pond is said in the Puranas to have been created from the teardrops of Shiva, after he wandered the Earth inconsolable after the death of his wife Sati. [39] [38] The pond occupies an area of two kanals and 15 marlas, with a maximum depth of ...
Dastangoi (Urdu: داستان گوئی) is a 13th century Urdu oral storytelling art form. [1] [2] [3] The Persian style of dastan evolved in 16th century. [4] One of the earliest references in print to dastangoi is a 19th-century text containing 46 volumes of the adventures of Amir Hamza titled Dastan e Amir Hamza. [5]
The following is a list of mosques in Pakistan. Name Images City Capacity of worshipers Area(m 2) Built Remarks References Jamia Masjid Banbhore Banbhore, Sindh:
Takht-i-Bahi (Pashto/Urdu: تختِ باہی, lit. 'throne of the water spring'), is an Indo-Parthian archaeological site of an ancient Buddhist monastery in Mardan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The site is considered among the most important relics of Buddhism in all of what was once Gandhara. [1]
Bal Mata Temple at Shah Almi; Chand Raat Temple, Ichhra; Doodhwali Mata Tample (between Shah Almi and Lohari gate) Lava Temple (son of Ram– According to Hindu legend, Lahore is named after him) [9] Mahadev, there is a Bhairav temple also; Mandir Wachhowali; Mela Ram Talao Temple; Model Town B Block Temple; Model Town D Block Temple; Ramgali ...