Hindus from India, US, UAE pray at 100-yr-old renovated temple in Pakistan

Over 200 Hindu pilgrims from India, the US and the Gulf area prayed on the 100-year-old renovated Maharaja Paramhans Ji mandir in Pakistan on Saturday amidst tight safety, a yr after the temple was demolished by a mob belonging to a radical Islamist social gathering.

The delegation of Hindus consisted of almost 200 devotees from India, 15 from Dubai, the remaining from the US and different Gulf states.The temple and ‘samadhi’ of Paramhans Ji in Karak district’s Teri village of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa underwent in depth restore final yr after it was demolished by an indignant mob in 2020, an incident that was condemned globally.The Indian pilgrims crossed over by means of the Wagah Border close to Lahore, and had been escorted to the temple by armed personnel, officers stated.The programme has been organised by the Pakistani Hindu Council in collaboration with the nationwide service Pakistan International Airlines.On the day, the funerary monument and Teri village at giant was fortified with 600 males from the Rangers, Intelligence and Airport Security Force conserving guard, led by a Superintendent of Police-rank officer.The rituals happened till Sunday afternoon, Hindu Council officers stated.’Hujras’ or open-air reception rooms had been transformed into shelters for the pilgrims.The markets close to the temple had been seen buzzing with vacationers and the kids from the Hindu contingent had been photographed enjoying cricket with the native youngsters.Rohit Kumar, in-charge of authorized affairs at Hindu Community recommended the Pakistan authorities for the preparations and the restore works.”Today’s prayers at the mandir by yatris from India is a positive message for India, for promoting peace and religious harmony in the region,” he stated.The Pakistan Hindu Council has promoted the initiative underneath the aegis of “faith tourism”.Maharaaj Paramhans Ji died at Teri village in 1919.Some members of the novel Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) had vandalised the ‘samadhi’ on December 30, 2020. The temple had additionally been demolished earlier, in 1997.The provincial authorities renovated it after Rs 3.3 crore was recovered from the JUI-F mob.