The Jandial Temple stands just north of Sirkap and is unlike anything else in the Taxila complex. Built in the first century BC or AD during the Indo-Greek or Parthian period, it was constructed using Ionic columns — the same architectural order found in mainland Greece — making it one of the easternmost examples of classical Greek architecture ever built.
The temple plan is clear: a colonnade porch leads to an antechamber and then a deep inner sanctuary. The columns are mostly fallen but enough remains to see the proportions and detail of the original building. Jandial is often overlooked by visitors who focus on Sirkap and the stupas, but for anyone interested in the extraordinary cultural mixing of the Gandhara world — Greek, Indian, Persian, and Buddhist traditions overlapping — it is not to be missed.