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⚫	'''Kala Dhari Mandir''' or '''Shiri Nani Dev Kaala Dhari Jee Maharaaj Mandir''' is a historic Hindu temple in ] in the ] province of ].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Bahawalpur – Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab \|url=https://tdcp.gop.pk/?page_id=1061 \|access-date=2024-12-29 \|language=en-US}}</ref> built by ] around 300 years ago.<ref name=":0">{{cite web\|url= https://urbanunit.gov.pk/Download/publications/Files/14/2023/Aracheology%20Handbook%20of%20Cholistan.pdf\|title=Archeology and Heritage Handbook Cholistan}} {{small\|(8.07 MB)}}</ref>
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		⚫	'''Kala Dhari Mandir''' or '''Shiri Nani Dev Kaala Dhari Jee Maharaaj Mandir''' is a historic Hindu temple in ] in the ] province of ].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Bahawalpur – Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab \|url=https://tdcp.gop.pk/?page_id=1061 \|access-date=2024-12-29 \|language=en-US}}</ref> It was built by ] around 300 years ago <ref name=":0">{{cite web\|url= https://urbanunit.gov.pk/Download/publications/Files/14/2023/Aracheology%20Handbook%20of%20Cholistan.pdf\|title=Archeology and Heritage Handbook Cholistan}} {{small\|(8.07 MB)}}</ref> and was historically one of the most crowded hindu temples in the Punjab State.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|last=Voices \|first=Pak \|date=2020-11-06 \|title=BAHAWALPUR’S TEMPLE WHICH HAS A TUNNEL TO DELHI! \|url=https://pakvoices.pk/bahawalpurs-temple-which-has-a-tunnel-to-delhi/ \|access-date=2025-01-14 \|website=PakVoices \|language=en-US}}</ref>

	== Architecture ==		== Architecture ==
	The floor of the temple is painted with black and white marble tiles. The temple pillars are carved and painted. The main gate of the temple has intricate carvings of gods and is currently kept at the ].<ref name=":1" /> The windows, ventilators etc which has floral and mythological figures were also kept at Bahawalpur Museum.<ref>{{Cite book \|url=https://books.google.~~co.in~~/books?id=UGQ8AAAAMAAJ&q=bahawalpur+Kala+Dhari+Mandir~~&dq=bahawalpur+Kala+Dhari+Mandir&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiW4oS-z8yKAxXAyDgGHQaUJJcQ6AF6BAgIEAM~~ \|title=Focus on Punjab: Souvenir \|date=1997 \|publisher=M.A. Baig \|pages=94 \|language=en}}</ref>		The floor of the temple is painted with black and white marble tiles. The temple pillars are carved and painted. The main gate of the temple has intricate carvings of gods and is currently kept at the ].<ref name=":1" /> The windows, ventilators etc which has floral and mythological figures were also kept at Bahawalpur Museum.<ref>{{Cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UGQ8AAAAMAAJ&q=bahawalpur+Kala+Dhari+Mandir \|title=Focus on Punjab: Souvenir \|date=1997 \|publisher=M.A. Baig \|pages=94 \|language=en}}</ref>

	Other temple artefacts and paintings are currently kept at ].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=muhammad.azeem \|date=2015-09-05 \|title=In the shadows: Historical mandir crumbling to pieces \|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/951447/in-the-shadows-historical-mandir-crumbling-to-pieces?amp=1 \|access-date=2024-12-29 \|website=The Express Tribune \|language=en}}</ref>		Other temple artefacts and paintings are currently kept at ].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=muhammad.azeem \|date=2015-09-05 \|title=In the shadows: Historical mandir crumbling to pieces \|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/951447/in-the-shadows-historical-mandir-crumbling-to-pieces?amp=1 \|access-date=2024-12-29 \|website=The Express Tribune \|language=en}}</ref>

	== Current status ==		== Current status ==
			After the creation of Pakistan, majority of the Hindu population migrated to India. In 1953, the upper floor of the building was granted to a Muslim migrant family.<ref name=":2" />

	The temple is not functional and the Hindu community has been demanding the restoration of the temple and to allow worship in the temple.<ref name=":0" />		The temple is not functional and the Hindu community has been demanding the restoration of the temple and to allow worship in the temple.<ref name=":0" />

Latest revision as of 05:25, 14 January 2025

Hindu temple in Pakistan

Kala Dhari Mandir
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Bahawalpur District
Location
State	Punjab, Pakistan
Country	Pakistan
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Geographic coordinates	29°23′49.7″N 71°40′38.5″E / 29.397139°N 71.677361°E / 29.397139; 71.677361
Architecture
Type	Hindu temple

Kala Dhari Mandir or Shiri Nani Dev Kaala Dhari Jee Maharaaj Mandir is a historic Hindu temple in Bahawalpur district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It was built by Marathas around 300 years ago and was historically one of the most crowded hindu temples in the Punjab State.

Architecture

The floor of the temple is painted with black and white marble tiles. The temple pillars are carved and painted. The main gate of the temple has intricate carvings of gods and is currently kept at the Bahawalpur Museum. The windows, ventilators etc which has floral and mythological figures were also kept at Bahawalpur Museum.

Other temple artefacts and paintings are currently kept at Lahore Museum.

Current status

After the creation of Pakistan, majority of the Hindu population migrated to India. In 1953, the upper floor of the building was granted to a Muslim migrant family.

The temple is not functional and the Hindu community has been demanding the restoration of the temple and to allow worship in the temple.

Currently, the Evacuee Trust Property Board has rented out the first floor of the temple to tenants and the Bahawalpur Municipal Corporation also runs a primary school on temple’s premises.

References

"Bahawalpur – Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab". Retrieved 2024-12-29.
^ "Archeology and Heritage Handbook Cholistan" (PDF). (8.07 MB)
^ Voices, Pak (2020-11-06). "BAHAWALPUR'S TEMPLE WHICH HAS A TUNNEL TO DELHI!". PakVoices. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
^ muhammad.azeem (2015-09-05). "In the shadows: Historical mandir crumbling to pieces". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
Focus on Punjab: Souvenir. M.A. Baig. 1997. p. 94.

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