Pakistan’s Long Forgotten Hindu Temples and Gurdwaras
In Rawalpindi, the temple
located at Government
Asghar Mall
College is used as a
scrap yard. A Shiva temple at Gunjmandi now houses storerooms or shops. There
are a few more abandoned temples scattered around College Road, Bohar Bazaar,
Purana Qilla, Bagh Sardaraan and then some on the outskirts of Rawalpindi which
are about to collapse, or so it seems!
In
the old area of Lunda Bazaar, there used to be three temples, a Gurdwara,
a Khalsa School and many Havelis belonging to the
Hindus and Sikhs of the time. Of the three temples, two have survived. The
third, of goddess Kali in the main bazaar, no longer exists. It has been
converted into living quarters and extensions have been made, thus changing the
original structure entirely.
To Know More Please Read:
(Takhpari-Temple Takhpari Mandir)
(The Entrance to a Temple in Gunjmandi)
(Purana-Qilla-Temple)
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