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== Architecture == == Architecture ==

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Hindu temple in Pakistan

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. built by Marathas around 300 years ago.

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

The temple is not functional and the 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.

See Also

References

  1. "Bahawalpur – Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab". Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  2. ^ "Archeology and Heritage Handbook Cholistan" (PDF). (8.07 MB)
  3. ^ muhammad.azeem (2015-09-05). "In the shadows: Historical mandir crumbling to pieces". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  4. Focus on Punjab: Souvenir. M.A. Baig. 1997. p. 94.
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