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Shiva temple Johi || The ancient Jain Temple in Sindh || Cosmic Plays found in johi temple

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  The Shiv and Krishna Temple, known as the Kubi temple in Johi.It is an important architectural figure in the city of Johi. This temple is about 200 years old. The temple was built in the late 1850s in the light of historical references. The style of the temple is very unique. An example of such a temple is difficult to find in Sindh or Pakistan. However, the structure of this temple is similar to or compatible with some temples in India and Nepal. There are two dome-shaped structures in the Johi temple. It has a round and small dome and a very high dome structure called the cubicle. The temple spread over a large area. It had two front doors. One in the east would have the other on the south side door. In the construction of the temple is from  red and stone bricks, limestone and iron work are fixed. There were idols built over the temple that were broken after the partition of the British India. Look carefully at the dome so that the rectangular images in the rectangular bo...