Ghalegay Buddha

Ghalegay Buddha

This stupa is one among the thousands of old monuments in Swat Valley, and it dates back to the Buddhist era. The Buddha statue is located near the village of Ghaligay, 18 kilometers from Mingawara, at the foot of steep slopes on the left side of the main route to Mardan. About a kilometer from the left bank of the Swat River lies a Buddha facing west. At the end of the Gandhara era, it was built between the 7th and 8th centuries. The lower half of the statue is still fair, but the upper half has been extensively damaged.