Goraknath Temple () is a

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located in the

Gorkhatri Gor Khatri (; Hindko and Urdu: گورکهتری) (or Gor Khuttree; literally meaning "Grave of Kshatriya" or Hindu warriors) is an archeological site located in Peshawar, Pakistan. It was built in the Mughal-era by Jehan Ara Begum, daughter of ...

area of

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. The temple is dedicated to

Guru Gorakhnath Gorakhnath (also known as Gorakshanath (Sanskrit: ''Gorakṣanātha'') (Devanagari : गोरक्षनाथ / गोरखनाथ), c. early 11th century) was a Hindu yogi, mahasiddha and saint who was the founder of the Nath Hindu monas ...

who founded the ''kanphata''

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order at

Tilla Jogian Tilla Jogian (; , meaning "hill of Jogi (caste), jogis "), also known as Balnath Tilla or Gorakh Tilla, is an abandoned Hindu temple and monastic complex located on the summit of the ''Tilla Jogian'' mountain in the Salt Range in the Jhelum Distr ...

in the first century BC.Hindu temple in Peshawar reopens after 60 years
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History

Goraknath Temple is one of the few surviving Hindu temples in Peshawar, along with Kalibari Mandir and Dargah Pir Ratan Nath Jee, Jhanda Bazaar. The Peshawar High court ordered the

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to open this temple (or

mandir A Hindu temple, also known as Mandir, Devasthanam, Pura, or Kovil, is a sacred place where Hindus worship and show their devotion to deities through worship, sacrifice, and prayers. It is considered the house of the god to whom it is dedica ...

) as a result of the petition filing by the daughter of the temple priest. It may have been constructed during the rule of the governor Avitabile during the years 1838–1842, but an earlier dating of between 1823–1830 has also been suggested for its date of erection. The Gor Khatri temple is divided into two areas on a west-east axis: the eastern versus western shrines, which are connected by a chamber. Following the reopening of the temple, it was attacked three times in the following two months. In the third such attack, the attackers burnt the pictures of gods inside the temple and took away the idols, the Statuette of

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was smashed to pieces and the holy

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was burnt down.

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Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) website
{{Hindu temples in Pakistan Hindu temples in Peshawar

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