Chiniot: Hindu Mandir

The derserted mandir stands obscure amongst clusters of houses and flows of
people who do not come inside to worship the gods that it is devoted to.

Nobodys knows much about it. The only information I read online indicates that
it may be built at the order of Maharaja Gulab Singh, a powerful Keshmiri king
who expanded his rule into Chiniot after the 2nd Anglo-Sikh War. It now houses a
school.

My heartful and sincere thanks goes to Maan Usman an excellent photographer,
without whom my Chiniot visit would have been aborted, and Bhai Riaz, security
guard of Government Institute of Commerce, Chiniot, a friend of Maan Usman, who
kindly led us to all these wonderful places in a strange city Chiniot.

So far as I know, Lahoris are good at eating and enjoying life. So here's my
suggestion to all Lahoris: Go visit Chiniot; It's a wonderful place much worthy
of a one-day trip!

Sri Varun Dev Temple
Situated on the seashore off Manora Cantt, this Temple is about 160 years old
and has been specifically designed as per Hindu architecture. The Temple was
abandoned & illegally occupied by land grabbers after the 1947 partition. In
2007, Pakistan Hindu Council brought back the sanctity of the Temple by taking a
bold step to renovate the same. The Station Commander, PNS Himalaya, Manora
Cantt handed over the control of this Temple to Pakistan Hindu Council in June,
2007.

Hindus at the historic Gorakhnath temple in Peshawar, Pakistan. The temple was
recently reopened after six decades on the orders of the Peshawar High Court.
(November, 2011)

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