Site Name: Gharaunda (Garhi Multan)
Date: ca. 1600-1699 CE
Subject: General view


A Mughal-period distance marker located about
2 kilometres south of Gharaunda and approximately 50 metres from National
Highway 44 (Old Grand Trunk Road), Karnal, Haryana. Probably constructed
between 1600 and 1699 CE, the octagonal tower is built of lakhori bricks with
rubble masonry and lime mortar, and stands on a brick platform with a ring
moulding between the octagonal base and cylindrical shaft. The monument was
notified as a protected structure on December 1, 1914, and is protected by the
Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle). It remains well maintained,
though minor cracks and surface blackening are visible.