Shri Krishna Temple is a Hindu temple located in the
Sadiqabad Tehsil
Sadiqabad () 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
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in the
Rahim Yar Khan District
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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. In certain Hindu texts, such as the ''Gita Govinda'' ...
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.
See also
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Krishna Temple, Rawalpindi
The Shri Krishna mandir (Urdu: ), or the Krishna Temple, is a Hindu temple located in Rawalpindi in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is situated between the Rawalpindi railway station and Kabari Bazaar in Saddar. It was built during the la ...
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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 Hind ...
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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 ...
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Hinglaj Mata mandir
Hinglaj Mata (Hindi: हिंगलाज माता, , , ), 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, Lasbela district of Balochistan, Pakistan, ...
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Baba Ram Thaman Shrine
References
Krishna temples
Hindu temples in Punjab, Pakistan
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