Dargah Pir Ratan Nath Jee

Dargah Pir Ratan Nath Jee درگاہ پیر رتن ناتھ جی‬
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	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District	Peshwar
Locale	Jhanda Bazar
Culture
Sanctum	Shiva
Architecture
Architecture	Hindu temple
Number of temples	1
History
Governing body	Pakistan Hindu Council
Website	http://www.pakistanhinducouncil.org/

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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 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]

See also

• Hinduism in Pakistan

References