Hinglaj Mata Temple – The Revered Shakti Peeth in Baluchistan, Pakistan
Devi and Nani Mandir, is a revered Hindu temple in Hinglaj, a town on the Makran coast in the Lasbela district of Balochistan. Located in the middle of Hingol National Park, it is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas in Shaktism denomination of Hinduism. It is one of the three Shakti Peethas in Pakistan, other […]
Lahore – Cultural Capital of Pakistan and Seat of Sikh Empire
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and is the country’s 2nd largest city after Karachi. It is the largest city and historic cultural capital of Pakistan, known as most socially liberal, progressive, and cosmopolitan city. According to traditions, Lahore was named after Lava, son of the Hindu god Rama, who founded […]
Abandoned Jain Temples of Nagarparkar, Pakistan
The Nagarparkar Jain Temples are a group of 14 abandoned Jain temples located in and around the town of Nagarparkar taluka of Tharparkar, Sindh province of Pakistan. Nagarparkar has great historical significance, boasting famous sites of the Bodhesar mosque, fortresses, and abandoned Jain temples. Besides abandoned Jain temples, there is a mosque that has been […]
Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib – A Revered Pilgrimage Site for Sikhs in Pakistan
The Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur, also called Kartarpur Sahib, is a gurdwara in Kartarpur located in Shakargarh, Narowal district, in Punjab province of Pakistan. The historic gurudwara is bult on the spot, where Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, settled after his travels to Haridwar, Mecca, Medina, Lanka, Baghdad, Kashmir and Nepal and did farming […]
