Pharwala Fort is in near the Aliot village of Kahuta, near Rawalpindi Pakistan. Pharwala Fort distance from Islamabad This Fort is 33 km from Islamabad center and it take one hour to get there on a clear metaled road. Significance of Pharwala Fort It was Pharwala fort Rawalpindi Pakistan, the last bastion of Gakhar where…
Located at the foothills of Margalla in Sector E-11, Pir Mehr Ali Shah of Golra sharif shrine complex and temple has a history to tell. I wish I could translate the Pir Mehr Ali Shah history to Urdu so that all Pakistanis could understand, especially the part where the pir teleported himself back from the…
Although there are several Krishna Hindu temples from Udumi, Kerala to Utah, the Krishna mandir near me is in Rawalpindi. Krishna means ‘dark’ in Sanskrit and is the most revered deity in Hinduism, often depicted in blue color and called Vishnu. Krishna Mandir is Urdu for Hindu temple. Krishna Hindu Temple is the only…
There are several Hindu Temples, mandir at Rawalpindi Pakistan. Lal Kurti (Red Shirt) areas of Rawalpindi city, named after the British troops of the colonial forces, is one of the pre-partition places where Hindus resided. First up is a disclaimer Whatever I have written about Lal Kurti ( temples) in Rawalpindi city, is meant to…
Rawal Dam Colony is the new name for a small hamlet of about 100 households of mixed Hindu, Muslim and Sikh families that lived here before 1947. This was mostly a farming village with Muslims doing the actual labor, Hindus owning the temple & farms and Sikhs’ enjoying their special privilege as ‘friendly’ indigenous people…