Dargah Pir Ratan Nath Jee

Dargah Pir Ratan Nath Jee

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Dargah Pir Ratan Nath Jee
Location within Pakistan
Geography
Coordinates 34°01′N 71°35′E / 34.017°N 71.583°E / 34.017; 71.583Coordinates: 34°01′N 71°35′E / 34.017°N 71.583°E / 34.017; 71.583
Country Pakistan
State/province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District Peshwar
Locale Jhanda Bazar
Culture
Primary deity Shiva
Architecture
Architectural styles Hindu temple
Number of temples 1
History and governance
Governing body Pakistan Hindu Council
Website http://www.pakistanhinducouncil.org/

Dargah Pir Ratan Nath Jee is a Hindu temple located in Jhanda Bazar locality of Peshawar city, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The temple is dedicated to the lord Shiva and Maha Shivratri is the main festival.[1][2][3][4]

History

It is one of the few surviving Hindu temple in Peshawar, along with Kalibari Mandir and Goraknath Mandir, Gor Khatri. This is the only ongoing functional temple in daily use along with Kalibari Mandir. Court ordered the Evacuee Trust Property Board to open the Goraknath Mandir, Gor Khatri, which opens once a year on Diwali.[1][2][3][4]

January 2016 attack

In January 2016, two unidentified assailants escaped after shooting dead the government appointed policeman on guard at the temple.[2]

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