Umarkot Shiv Mandir

Umarkot Shiv Mandir (Urdu: شِو مندِر‎) is a Hindu temple situated in Umarkot, Near Rana Jaageer Goth, in Sindh, Pakistan.[1]This temple is perhaps the oldest in Sindh.The temple is one of the most sacred Hindu place of worship in the Sindh[2]

Shiv Mandir
شِو مندِر
Umerkot Shiv Mandir
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictUmerkot
DeityShiva
FestivalsShivaratri
Governing bodyPakistan Hindu Council
Location
StateSindh.
CountryPakistan
Shown within Sindh
Geographic coordinates25°24′58.7″N 69°46′34.5″E
Architecture
TypeHindu temple
Temple(s)1
Website
http://www.pakistanhinducouncil.org/
Part of a series on
Hinduism

Importance

This temple is divine and sacred among the Hindus residing in lower Sindh. It also provides shelter to many of the pilgrims in their miseries.

Deity

The temple has magnificent Shiv Lingam, which is indeed one of the best in the whole world. Legend says that the Lingam kept growing itself until locals marked the height to literally observe the growth.

Festival

Every year on Maha Shivaratri, there is a huge three-day festival. On Maha Shivratri, many Pilgrims from lower and upper Sindh come and most of them stay for the three days of festivities. It is one the biggest religious festivals in the country. It is attended by around 250,000 people. All the expenses were borne by the All Hindu Panchayat of Umarkot.[3]

History

Legend has it that thousands of years ago a man used to nourish cows here, where there was wide patches of grown grass. But eventually he noticed that one of his cows would go somewhere else and give her milk to a Lingam nearby. The man kept an eye on his cow and investigated her peculiar behaviour. Subsequently, people visited the area and after checking they concluded that it was a Shiv Lingam. Thus, Shiv Mandir was built.

gollark: Macron 9, due to popular demand, readds pointers, but has no mechanism for deallocating anything.
gollark: Macron 8 actually just doesn't let you have pointers, which fixes all the ownership hassle.
gollark: It's a very good garbage collector definitely not stolen from Java.
gollark: Macron actually uses a garbage collector.
gollark: CTCP is great!

See also

References
  1. "Tharparkar famine: Feeding the soul". Tribune. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  2. https://www.dawn.com/news/1392074
  3. https://www.dawn.com/news/1392074


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.