Over 200 Hindu pilgrims from India, america and the Gulf area prayed on the 100-year-old renovated Maharaja Paramhans Ji mandir in Pakistan on Saturday amidst tight safety, a yr after the temple was once demolished via a mob belonging to an intensive Islamist birthday party.
The delegation of Hindus consisted of just about 200 devotees from India, 15 from Dubai, the remainder from america and different Gulf states.
The temple and ‘samadhi’ of Paramhans Ji in Karak district’s Teri village of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa underwent intensive restore ultimate yr after it was once demolished via an indignant mob in 2020, an incident that was once condemned globally.
The Indian pilgrims crossed over throughout the Wagah Border close to Lahore, and have been escorted to the temple via armed team of workers, officers mentioned.
The programme has been organised via the Pakistani Hindu Council in collaboration with the nationwide service Pakistan Global Airways.
At the day, the funerary monument and Teri village at massive was once fortified with 600 males from the Rangers, Intelligence and Airport Safety Power retaining guard, led via a Superintendent of Police-rank officer.
The rituals came about till Sunday afternoon, Hindu Council officers mentioned.
‘Hujras’ or open-air reception rooms have been transformed into shelters for the pilgrims.
The markets close to the temple have been noticed humming with vacationers and the youngsters from the Hindu contingent have been photographed enjoying cricket with the native children.
Rohit Kumar, in-charge of felony affairs at Hindu Group recommended the Pakistan govt for the preparations and the restore works.
“Nowadays’s prayers on the mandir via yatris from India is a favorable message for India, for selling peace and non secular unity within the area,” he mentioned.
The Pakistan Hindu Council has promoted the initiative underneath the aegis of “religion tourism”.
Maharaaj Paramhans Ji died at Teri village in 1919.
Some contributors of the unconventional Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) had vandalised the ‘samadhi’ on December 30, 2020. The temple had additionally been demolished previous, in 1997.
The provincial govt renovated it after Rs 3.3 crore was once recovered from the JUI-F mob.