Ram Navami commemorates the birth of Lord Rama and falls on April 17th this year. In the village of Saidpur in Pakistan, there is an abandoned Ram temple built in the 16th century. It was once a place of Hindu pilgrimage, but worship ceased after 1947. Despite conservation efforts in 2006, the temple pond has disappeared and now houses a restaurant.
Rama temple in Pakistan. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)
ram navami It is one of the most important festivals for Hindus, celebrating the birth of Lord Rama, and is celebrated on the 9th day of the Shukla Paksha period of the lunar-solar month of Chaitra, according to the Hindu calendar. This year Ram Navami festival falls on April 17th.
as Ram Mandir Ayodhya is all set to celebrate the occasion in a big way. ram temple in pakistan Does it remain abandoned? Also known as Ram Kund Temple, this temple is located in Saidpur village, Islamabad. Pakistanand unfortunately Hindus cannot pray in this temple, which has not been used as a place of worship since 1947.
This temple has great significance for Hindus and was built by Mirza Raja Man Singh I in the 16th century. Hindu pilgrims visit this temple. Adjacent to the temple were his three kunds named after Lord Ram, Lord Sita and Lord Lakshman. According to the Rawalpindi Gazetteer, which dates back to 1893-1894, a fair was held every year at a pond called Ramkund near the site. It is believed that once Lord Rama and his family drank water from this pond.
However, in 1960 after Partition, Pakistan’s federal capital was moved from Karachi to Islamabad. The temple building was used as a girls’ school.
In 2006, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) tried to save the building, but the pond was gone and a restaurant was built in the area. The idols in the temple were also removed.
Hindus in the area have been demanding that the temple be restored to its lost glory.
