The Lakki hills, or Laki hills is a range in the
Sindh
Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...
, in
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
, to the south of the
Manchar Lake
Lake Manchar ( sd, منڇر ڍنڍ, ), also spelled Manchhar, is the largest natural freshwater lake in Pakistan, and is one of South Asia's largest. It is located west of the Indus River, in Jamshoro District and Dadu District, Sindh - 18 ...
. The range is about long, connected with the
Kirthar Mountains
The Kirthar Mountains ( ur, كوه کھیرتھر; sd, کير ٿر جبل) are a mountain range that mark the boundary between the Pakistani provinces of Balochistan and Sindh, and which comprise much of the Kirthar National Park. The mountain ra ...
and running east towards
Sehwan
Sehwan ( sd, سيوهڻ شريف, ur, ; also commonly referred to as Sehwan Sharif or ''Noble Sehwan'') is a historic city located in Jamshoro District of Sindh province in Pakistan and on the west bank of the Indus north-west of Hyderabad. The ...
where they terminate on the west bank of the
Indus
The Indus ( ) is a transboundary river of Asia and a trans-Himalayan river of South and Central Asia. The river rises in mountain springs northeast of Mount Kailash in Western Tibet, flows northwest through the disputed region of Kashmir, ...
. The highest hills are between . The hills are of recent volcanic origin as shown by frequent hot springs and sulphuric exhalations.
History
A Chinese Buddhist scholar and traveller
Xuanzang
Xuanzang (, ; 602–664), born Chen Hui / Chen Yi (), also known as Hiuen Tsang, was a 7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveler, and translator. He is known for the epoch-making contributions to Chinese Buddhism, the travelogue of ...
alias Hiuen Tsang visited Sindh in the seventh century and described that there were 273 Hindu temples here, out of which 235 belonged to Pashupata Shivaites, which is another order of Shivaism. In his magnum opus, "Sindh Revisited", 19th century British scholar and traveller Sir
Richard Francis Burton
Sir Richard Francis Burton (; 19 March 1821 – 20 October 1890) was a British explorer, writer, orientalist scholar,and soldier. He was famed for his travels and explorations in Asia, Africa, and the Americas, as well as his extraordinary kn ...
describes Laki as a place of pilgrimage for Hindus. The devotees called the streams dharan tirtha, which means "constant flow of the earth in a holy place". French researcher
Michel Boivin, in his book "Sindh Through History and Representations", notes that Laki "is one of the most important places of the Shivaite cult in Sindh and a stopover for pilgrims going on the journey to Hinglaj Mata temple to celebrate yatra
ilgrimagein Balochistan".
Dharan Tirtha Hindu temples
Laki was once rich and famous for its historical sites, Hindu temples and shrines of saints like Dharan Pir but after the partition of British India in 1947 and independence of Pakistan, the succeeding governments didn't pay any significant attention to the conservation of the site, and with no local Hindus to maintain the site, the site has been neglected.
See also
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Laki Shah Saddar railway station
Laki Shah Saddar railway station ( ur, , sd, لڪي شاہ صدر ریلوي اسٽیشن) is located in Pakistan. Its old name was 'Tirath Laki'.
Laki Shah Saddar is a small town situated on the right bank of the Indus River, beautifully wal ...
References
External links
A visit to Dharan Tirtha temples
Hills of Sindh
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