Hindu Temples in Pok: Pakistan has occupied about half of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh, which is today called Pak occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoK). This Pakistan occupied Kashmir includes parts of Jammu, Ladakh and Kashmir not only from Kashmir. Pakistan made parts of it. The first has been gifted to Azad Kashmir and the second Gilgit Baltistan and a small part to China. Let us know how many Hindu temples are in Pok.Also Read: These are the ancient Hindu temples and shrines of Kashmir, where the sound of faith resonates for centuries
The demolition and slaughter of Kashmir Hindu temples has been going on since the medieval period, but after the partition of India it went on faster, due to which the Kashmiri Pandits of PoK had to flee and take refuge in Indian Kashmir. There too a new phase of massacre went on from 1989 to 1995, due to which 6000 Kashmiri Pandits were brutally killed. Due to this massacre, 750000 (seven and a half lakh) pundits were forced to flee. During this time 1500 temples were destroyed. The villages of 600 Kashmiri Pandits were named Islamic.
Two places of Hindus are important in PoK- First Shiva Temple Second Sharda Peeth. The Shiva temple of PoK and the Sharda Peeth from ancient times to the end of the medieval period were dominated by the population of Hindus and thousands of Hindus, Jain and Buddhist temples existed, but due to the demolition of invaders, there are now temples of counting, out of which Jain and Buddhist temples have been almost abolished. According to non -government data, about 1500 temples were destroyed here.Also Read: How many Hindu temples and how many were broken in Pakistan?
POK Temple Pok Mandir:
1. Shiv Temple POK:- Although many temples are no longer existing in Pakistan -occupied Kashmir, but this Shiva temple has now been ruled. The temple was in good condition for a few years of Indo-Pak partition, but due to the increasing influence of terrorists in Pakistan occupied Kashmir, the movement of devotees in the temple decreased and now this temple is deafening.
2. Sharda Devi Temple, PoK:- This temple is in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir along the Line of Control of India-Pakistan. This temple has also been transformed into almost ruins. It is believed that Lord Shankar left from here. Since 1948, this temple was barely repaired. The importance of this temple is as much as the Shiva Lingam temple of Somnath. In the 19th century, Maharaja Gulab Sing got it repaired for the last time and since then it has been in this situation. This temple is considered about 5000 years old. There is a pond named Madomati near the temple. The water of this pond is considered very sacred.
3. Raghunath Temple, PoK:- Mirpur, situated on the banks of the Jhelum River in PoK, is a very beautiful city. There is a very famous Raghunath (Ram) temple in Mirpur. Now he has become desert and ruins. Mirpur used to be a Hindu -dominated area. The first 20 percent of the Hindu population of 1947 was here. According to a book, 18 thousand Hindus were killed here. This is the story of the city of Mirpur, a district of PoK. There are 10 districts where the number of millions of Hindus lived before 1947. It is said that this is where Alexander and Pauras had a fight between 323 BC. There was a famous temple of Mangala Mata on the banks of the Jhelum River. After building a dame on this river, the ancient Mirpur is almost submerged and the temple is Khandar. There is Mangala Fort and Ramkot Fort here on the banks of the Jhelum River.
