Hinglaj Mata Temple, Balochistan, Pakistan

Hinglaj Mata Temple, Balochistan, Pakistan

Hinglaj Mata Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Goddess Sati, located in Hinglaj, a town on the Makran coast in the Lasbela district of Balochistan in Pakistan. Hinglaj Mata is said to be very powerful deity who bestows good to all her devotees. While Hinglaj is her main temple, temples dedicated to her exist in neighbouring Indian states Gujarat and Rajasthan.  The Temple is also called as Nani Mandir. The name of Hinglaj lends itself to the Hingol river, the largest in Balochistan and the Hingol National Park which at 6,200 square Kms is the largest in Pakistan.

It is situated in the middle of the Hingol National Park in a mountain cavern on the banks of the Hingol River. It is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas of the Hindu goddess Sati. It is one of the two Shakti Peethas in Pakistan, other being Shivaharkaray. This place has become 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. 

Legends

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History

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The Temple

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Hinglaj Yatra

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Religious Significance

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Connectivity

The Temple is located at about 243 Kms from Karachi and 264 Kms from Karachi Airport. The cave temple of Hinglaj Mata is in a narrow gorge in the remote, hilly area of Lyari Tehsil in Pakistan's Balochistan province. It is 243 Kms to the northwest of Karachi, 20 Kms inland from the Arabian Sea and 130 Kms to the west of the mouth of the Indus. It is at the end of a range of Kirthar Mountains, in the Makran desert stretch, on the west bank of Hingol River. The area is under the Hingol National Park. The Makran Coastal Highway linking Karachi with Gwadar runs parallel to Balochistan's Arabian Sea coast. It was built by Frontier Works Organisation and follows the same path which Alexander the Great took when he ended his campaign. The highway has made the pilgrimage and visiting the shrine very convenient.

Location