Dargah Pir Ratan Nath Jee

Dargah Pir Ratan Nath Jee (Urdu: درگاہ پیر رتن ناتھ جی‎) is a Hindu temple located in Jhanda Bazar locality of Peshawar city, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The temple is dedicated to the lord Shiva and Maha Shivratri is the main festival.[1][2][3][4]

Dargah Pir Ratan Nath Jee
درگاہ پیر رتن ناتھ جی
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictPeshawar
DeityShiva
Governing bodyPakistan Hindu Council
Location
LocationJhanda Bazar
StateKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
CountryPakistan
Shown within Pakistan
Geographic coordinates34°00′41.7″N 71°34′43.9″E
Architecture
TypeHindu temple
Temple(s)1
Website
http://www.pakistanhinducouncil.org/
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History

It is one of the few surviving Hindu temple in Peshawar, along with Kalibari Mandir and Goraknath Mandir, Gor Khatri. This is the only ongoing functional temple in daily use along with Kalibari Mandir. Court ordered the Evacuee Trust Property Board to open the Goraknath Mandir, Gor Khatri, which opens once a year on Diwali.[1][2][3][4]

January 2016 attack

In January 2016, two unidentified assailants escaped after shooting dead the government appointed policeman on guard at the temple.[2]

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See also

References
  1. Hindu temple reopens after 60 ears
  2. Gunman Kills the temple guard
  3. Gorakhnath temple reopens for Diwali after 60 years on court orders
  4. Shiv Ratri begins at Peshawar temple
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