Shri Krisha Temple is a Hindu temple located in the
Sadiqabad Tehsil
Sadiqabad ( ur, ) is a tehsil located in Rahim Yar Khan District, Punjab province of Pakistan situated at the border of Sindh and Punjab. It is located on the east bank of the Indus River
The Indus ( ) is a transboundary river of Asia ...
in the
Rahim Yar Khan District
Rahim Yar Khan District ( ur, ) is a district in the of Punjab province, Pakistan and the city of Rahim Yar Khan is its capital. The city itself is administratively subdivided into nine Union Councils.
Administrative
The district of Rahim Yar ...
in the
Punjab province of
Pakistan
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. The temple is famous for the
Krishna Janmastami
Krishna Janmashtami , also known simply as Krishnashtami, Janmashtami, or Gokulashtami, is an annual Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu. According to the Hindu lunisolar calendar, it is observed ...
celebration which is participated by Hindus from
Sindh
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and Southern Punjab. The Janmastami festival lasts for 2-3 days and a big
mela is conducted. In 2017, the Punjab government released money for the renovation of the temple.
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Krishna Temple, Rawalpindi
The Shri Krishna mandir or the Krishna Temple is a Hindu Temple located between the Rawalpindi Railway Station and Kabari Bazaar in Saddar, in the Rawalpindi in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Currently it is the most popular place of worship ...
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Ramapir Temple Tando Allahyar
The Rama Pir Mandir is a Hindu temple dedicated to Ramdev Pir in Tando Allahyar in Sindh, Pakistan. The annual Ramapir Mela festival is the second largest Hindu pilgrimage in Pakistan, after the annual Hinglaj yatra, which is the largest Hindu ...
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Umarkot Shiv Mandir
Umarkot Shiv Mandir (), also known as Amarkot Shiv Mandir, is a Hindu temple situated in Umerkot District, near Rana Jaageer Goth, in Sindh Province of Pakistan. This temple is perhaps the oldest in Sindh. The temple is one of the most sacred H ...
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Hinglaj Mata mandir
Hinglaj Mata (Hindi: हिंगलाज माता, bal, هنگلاج ماتا, ), also known as Hinglaj Devi, Hingula Devi and Nani Mandir, is a Hindu temple in Hinglaj, a town on the Makran coast in the Lasbela district of Balochistan, a ...
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Baba Ram Thaman Shrine
Baba Ram Thaman Shrine is a Hindu Shrine located in the Khala Kharu village, in Kasur District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The Shrine is dedicated to Ram Thaman, a 16th-century Vaishnav saint. The Shrine is famous for its annual Vaisakh ...
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Hindu temples in Pakistan
Krishna temples
Hindu temples in Punjab, Pakistan
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