Another casket was discovered from Kahu jo Daro in the suburbs of Mirpur Khas in my home district Tharparkar in lower Sindh. During my childhood days I remember passing by it and even playing around in the spacious yard around the stupa and being overwhelmed by Buddha’s images in relief.
Stupas in Sindh were also discovered at Depar Ghangro, Thul Mir Rukan, Jherruck, Mitho Dero, Sudheran jo Daro and as these awaited a thorough search, strong rumors of a relic casket buried in the stupa on top of the unexcavated mounds of Moen jo Daro reached the British officials. But while the early intruders searched in vain for treasures in the abode of a religion that renounces worldly treasures by the time Banerji reached the hollowed drum the region itself was empty of Buddhism. Peshawer casket had been handed over officially to the Burmese monks in a ceremony that symbolizes the final expulsion of Buddhism from the land where it flourished for thousands of years. Nonetheless the presence of Buddha’s bones- many lost but few found- in a close proximity to each other in Pakistan indicate that the land must have enjoyed an exalted sacred status in the Buddhist world.
The Paleolithic Aror hill of Rohri is an amazing wonder stratified thousands of years ago. The shape of Aror hill also resembles with a rock in France that has been formulated by the massive movements of ocean waves. A shrine is also constructed on the right top of Arore hill. The Arore hill of Rohri is one of the most distinct Paleolithic site in the Rohri Hills which is located near the village of Chancha Baloch . This site is also only is only a few kilometers away from the** pre-Harappan** settlement of Kot Diji.
Jain Temple of Bhodesar in Tharparkar, Sindh, Pakistan - January 2011 Once a prosperous town, Bhodesar was established in 515 AD. An ancient Jain temple of Bhodesar is located 5 kms from Nagarparkar, Thar.
BHODESAR: Bhodesar is situated 02 miles away in the North West of Nagarparkar, beneath the Karoonjhar hills, this town happened to be the prosperous and affluent city of the time, which is eminent from the ancient construction still found there. This place Bhodesar was formally known as Bhodesar Nagri. There lived one Queen Bhodi. She had constructed a beautiful pond having metal led base.
According to historians, on his way back tom Ghaza Sultan Mehmood Ghaznavi after the conquest of Somnath 1026, decided to pass through this desert.During this journey he lost the track and in the search of water he arrived at this pond. Subsequently he constructed a memorial at this place, which was later converted into Mosque by Sultan Mehmood Begra.
Bhodesar was inhabited by Sodhas and Khosas who were the famous bandits and the court of **Tughlaqs in Delhi, resultantly sultan Mehmood Begro Lead his expedition to Parkar in 1504 and rent back. **Later his mother was again looted at the same place along with other he came in 1505 with full preparations and fought a bloody war at Bhodesar and constructed a beautiful Mosque at this place. Due to Earthquake on 26-01-2001, the Mosque has collapsed.
The Mosque of Bhodesar in Tharparkar, Sindh, Pakistan - January 2011 The mosque of Bhodesar is a small marble and limestone structure near the pond embankment. It dates back to 1436. It was built by Mehmood Shah Bin uzaffar Shah, ruler of Gujrat. The mosque is located 5 kms from the town of Nagarparkar.
