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The Balochistan government has decided to prepare the master plan of the ancient Hinglaj Mata Mandir to improve its structure. Chief Secretary Balochistan, Abdul Aziz Uqaili took to the social media network Twitter and announced that the master plan would be prepared and presented to the government very soon.
“This project will earn a lot for foreign tourists and reserves as its holiest site in Hinduism”, the top civilian officer of the province concluded.
Hinglaj Mata Mindar also known as Hinglaj Devi, Hingula Devi and Nani Mandir is a Hindu temple in Hinglaj, a town in the Lasbela district of Balochistan province. The ancient temple is located in the middle of the Hingol National Park.
It is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas in the Shaktism denomination of Hinduism. It is one of the three Shakti Peethas in Pakistan, the other two being Shivaharkaray and Sharada Peeth, Azad Jammu Kashmir.
It is a form of Durga or Devi in a mountain cavern on the banks of the Hingol River. Over the last three decades, the place has gained increasing popularity and became a unifying point of reference for Pakistan’s many Hindu communities.
Hinglaj Yatra is the largest Hindu pilgrimage in Pakistan. More than 250,000 people take part in the Hinglaj Yathra during the spring.
