Hindus hope to revive abandoned Saidpur temple

[LadyFinger]

Its a small beautiful place, I've been there and the temple reminds the onlooker of its exotic past. Nothing better to see it function in a proper way and revisit the site when I'd get a chance.

Saidpur village. The temple of Shiva in Katas Raj is also being repaired. It has been declared as national heritage I guess.

Hindus hope to revive abandoned Saidpur temple
By Danish Hussain
Published: August 10, 2016
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At present, the temple and dharamshala cannot be used as religious sites by Hindus. PHOTO: FILE

ISLAMABAD: There is no place in Islamabad for Hindu religious gatherings. While there is a temple, Hindus are not allowed to pray inside.

On August 11 — National Minorities Day — Hindu citizens of Islamabad plan to revive an abandoned temple at the foot of the Margalla Hills.

Indian Hindu temple lifts ban on women devotees

The temple in Saidpur Village currently serves as a tourist site, while over 850 Hindus living in the city have been barred from performing religious rituals here.

“The sanctity of the holy place will be restored and Hindu families living in Islamabad will finally have a place to pray,” said PTI lawmaker Lal Chand Malhi, who is leading the campaign.

Malhi said the campaign would be initiated by writing letters on August 11 to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, President Mamnoon Hussain and Islamabad Mayor Ansar Aziz, who is the custodian of the site.

At present, Hindu residents of Islamabad have to go to Rawalpindi to find the nearest accessible temple.

“First, we will try to force the government and its departments to allow us to make the temple operational. If no response is received, community members, political parties and civil society will open it for prayers,” Malhi said.

A pre-Partition mandir and the struggle to protect it

According to Capital Development Authority records, Rama Mandir was built by Raja Mann Singh around 1580 . The temple also had a dharamshala (rest house for pilgrims), which has been converted into a public toilet, Malhi said.

The visitors, he said, disregard the sanctity of the site and walk inside the temple with their shoes on. He said carvings in the walls of Lakshmi and Kali were painted over by the CDA in 2006 when it converted Saidpur village into a tourist site.

The PTI lawmaker said that until a few decades ago, Hindus would spend large amounts of money to keep temple intact. “The temple is ours. The community has every right to go there and pray,” Malhi said.

Islamabad Mayor Aziz told The Express Tribune that he would try to support the request, once received.

He said the Hindu community would be given every right to worship at their holy place. “I will be more than happy to help Hindus living in Islamabad to get access to their temple,” Aziz added.

Kapil Dev, a rights activist, said that before partition, Saidpur had a significant Hindu population, but most of them left for India in 1947. Soon after, the temple fell into disuse.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 10th, 2016.

 

[hussain0216]

One thing more Adil

Go to the comments section of the

Times of India
The Hindu
Any other MAIN STREAM indian newspaper

Go to the comments section, go to any topic related to muslims and READ THE COMMENTS
if you dont see the threat after reading the comments then you are blind and deserve what you get

The hindus are your enemy, get it through your head

 

[gayMo]

Just read comments section of TOI and a lot becomes clearer. However my problem is not what you guys think. If you are happy, good for you. My only concern is you guys tend to flock to my nation when they start screwing you over there. And no. I am not talking about partition. I have full respect for people who endorsed the idea of Pakistan and sacrificed for it. But that gate is closed. What is happening now can be seen in Karachi. There are many Gujarati Muslims who illegally obtain Pakistani citizenship. So nothing personal here. Just that face the music yourself and stop running to us as if it is your 'Jageer'. Pakistan is NOT your 'yateem khana'.

Lol the day 10 million Muslims come to Pakistan lets talk. Because about 20 million s n Bangladesh Hindus and Muslims ran to India in 1971. Daw ops Ibrahim and his friends escaping to Karachi is not counted

As muslims we expect you to defend yourselves against a nation lurching to the hindu right.

One of the main plus points of Modi was his perceived culpability in the Gujraat Masacre

You have a P.M and a government that is infected by the hindu right, ever prepared to murder indian muslims because they bare the scares of 1000 years of muslim domination

Let me tell you something you are going the way of the German Jew
They too thought of themselves as German, not convinced that their German friends and neighbours would turn against them
Happy that they were part of wider German society

They laughed at the jews who saw the signs and escaped before the Holocaust


You are a GERMAN JEW
you are blinded and not seeing the signs of a growing hindu right, from Babri to Gujraat to Muzafarnager to the Gau Rashkars or whatever they are called and you will be left counting the costs

Now you can walk blindly if you want to but it will be your family, your mother, your sisters and children who will pay the costs


Wake up now, understand the risk snd prepare, Pakistan can help you because our nation is closed to you but we can help you defend yourselves

Why do you keep pushing your Muslim brothers ? Yiu don't understand that if there is. Civil war there will be annihilation of a lot of people. People like you are causing the decimation of kashmiris. You are annihilating Ahmadi Muslims . Yiu insult their prophet and u talk about Indians

 

[hussain0216]

Lol the day 10 million Muslims come to Pakistan lets talk. Because about 20 million s n Bangladesh Hindus and Muslims ran to India in 1971. Daw ops Ibrahim and his friends escaping to Karachi is not counted


Why do you keep pushing your Muslim brothers ? Yiu don't understand that if there is. Civil war there will be annihilation of a lot of people.

The hindu right is already pushing for it, indian muslims might as well be ready

 

[third eye]

A lot of temples were abandoned at partition. There is no use for them as nobody prayed there. They stood abandoned for decades. Government sealed them to protect from land encroachment. All functioning temples are property of Hindu community and they are responsible for it just like churches which are responsibility of Christians.

Islamabad is new city and there were no Hindus in that locale to keep any temple in functioning condition.

Dont get me wrong but your post does not gell with the contents of Post # 1 . I am repeating the parts that jarred me.

There is no place in Islamabad for Hindu religious gatherings. While there is a temple, Hindus are not allowed to pray inside.

If there is a temple why would Hindus not be allowed to pray inside ? Even its dilapidated .

According to Capital Development Authority records, Rama Mandir was built by Raja Mann Singh around 1580 . The temple also had a dharamshala (rest house for pilgrims), which has been converted into a public toilet, Malhi said.

Converting a dharamshala into a public toilet is strange to say the very least.

He said the Hindu community would be given every right to worship at their holy place. “I will be more than happy to help Hindus living in Islamabad to get access to their temple,” Aziz added.

Implying thereby that Hindus do not have the right to worship at their holy place.

My views..

 

[adil_minhas]

The hindu right is already pushing for it, indian muslims might as well be ready

We can take care of ourselves brother. It wasn't us who ran away. Please do not be bothered about us. Please bother about yourselves.

 

[gayMo]

Well a ceremonial post of president is useless both in India and Pakistan. Kalam was as toothless as even your MMS PM so ironically I would be ok with a Hindu, Christian President for Pakistan.

For all your big talk you are insulting yourahmadis if you have a passport. So before you talk about India Muslims reflect on your action.

 

[hussain0216]

We can take care of ourselves brother. It wasn't us who ran away. Please do not be bothered about us. Please bother about yourselves.

We have 200 nuclear warheads and a powerfull muslim military that will defend our people and faith and culture and deliver india into the fires of hell if needs be.

What do indian muslims have?

 

[adil_minhas]

What do indian muslims have?

We have Indians.

 

[gayMo]

The hindu right is already pushing for it, indian muslims might as well be ready

And also Pakistan by opening its border to receive them .
Yiu don't understand India and its constitution and never will

 

[hussain0216]

We have Indians.

So you have nothing!!

And also Pakistan by opening its border to receive them .
Yiu don't understand India and its constitution and never will

Indian muslims cant come to Pakistan

Pakistan is for Pakistanis

If indians cant live together then the 200 million indian muslim community must agree with india to Partition so they can have a safe zone

 

[gayMo]

We have 200 nuclear warheads and a powerfull muslim military that will defend our people and faith and culture and deliver india into the fires of hell if needs be.

What do indian muslims have?

Lol.... Indians wish you would never look this way but you are like the small yip dogs barking at large dogs while safely in the leash of your masters ( China)

 

[Levina]

We have Indians.

Reminds me of Shashi Kapoor's famous dialogue,lol

 

[Paksanity]

Brother, to put it very brutally in a way you would understand. Karachi is an Indian city.

This exactly what I was talking about. 'Beta, Pakistan aap ke Abbu ji ka ghar nahin hai'. Karachi started as fishermen settlement of Baloch named after Kolachi. It remained under the rule of Talpur Baloch upto British invasion. So kindly, I do not want you guys here. Try to earn your bread wherever you are. Stop polluting my country. You can sing Vande Matram as loud as you want. Just don't run to Pakistan when they come hunting you.

 

[gayMo]

So you have nothing!!



Indian muslims cant come to Pakistan

Pakistan is for Pakistanis

If indians cant live together then the 200 million indian muslim community must agree with india to Partition so they can have a safe zone

Pakistan is homeland of all sub continent Muslims so be prepared to double your population in the same space , teehee.

This exactly what I was talking about. 'Beta, Pakistan aap ke Abbu ji ka ghar nahin hai'. Karachi started as fishermen settlement of Baloch named after Kolachi. It remained under the rule of Talpur Baloch control upto British invasion. So kindly, I do not want you guys here. Try to earn your bread wherever you are. Stop polluting my country. You can sing Vande Matram as loud as you want. Just run to Pakistan when they come hunting you.

Punjabis are hunting mohajirs the last i heard. Indian Muslims have a good time doing what they want in India including talking trash about India. That's the level of their freedom.