Kalibari Mandir, Peshawar

Kalibari Mandir, Peshawar

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Kalibari Mandir, Peshawar
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
Culture
Primary deity Kali
Architecture
Architectural styles Hindu temple
Number of temples 1
History and governance
Governing body Pakistan Hindu Council
Website http://www.pakistanhinducouncil.org/

Kalibari Mandir, Peshawar is a Hindu temple located in Peshwar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan. This temple is dedicated to goddess Kali and Durga Puja is the main festival.[1][2][3][4]

History

It is one of the few surviving Hindu temple in Peshawar, along with Goraknath Mandir, Gor Khatri and Dargah Pir Ratan Nath Jee, Jhanda Bazaar. This is the only ongoing functional temple in daily use along with Dargah Pir Ratan Nath Jee, Jhanda Bazaar. 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]

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