Dargah Pir Ratan Nath Jee

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Dargah Pir Ratan Nath Jee
درگاہ پیر رتن ناتھ جی
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictPeshawar
DeityShiva
Governing bodyPakistan Hindu Council
Location
LocationJhanda Bazar
StateKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
CountryPakistan Pakistan
Dargah Pir Ratan Nath Jee is located in Pakistan
Dargah Pir Ratan Nath Jee
Shown within Pakistan
Geographic coordinates34°00′41.7″N 71°34′43.9″E / 34.011583°N 71.578861°E / 34.011583; 71.578861
Architecture
TypeHindu temple
Temple(s)1
Website
Pakistan Hindu Council[usurped]

Dargah Pir Ratan Nath Jee (Urdu: درگاہ پیر رتن ناتھ جی) 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 Lord Shiva and Maha Shivratri is the main festival.[1][2][3][4]

History

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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

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

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