2000 years old Hindu Temple in Pakistan || Shiv Mandir UmerKot Sindh | Village Insider

Umerkot Shiv Mandir (Urdu: شِو مندِر‎) is a Hindu temple situated in Umerkot District, near Rana Jagir Goth, in Sindh Province of Pakistan.This temple is perhaps the oldest in Sindh.The temple is one of the most sacred Hindu place of worship in the Sindh.
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Umerkot(Urdu: عُمَركوٹ‎, Dhatki عُمَركوٹ), Sindhi (عمرڪوٽ) formerly known as Amarkot is a city in Umerkot District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The city was the birthplace of the Mughal Emperor Akbar. It is the 68th largest city of Pakistan.
The city is named by its Hindu founder Maharaja Amar Singh, who originally built the Amarkot Fort here.The name of the city was later changed after a local Ruler of Sindh Umer Soomro of the Umar Marvi story which also appears in Shah Jo Risalo and is one of the popular tragic romances from Sindh.
The city is well connected with the other large cities like Karachi, the provincial capital and Hyderabad
Umarkot has many sites of historical significance such as Akbar's birthplace, Umarkot, Umerkot Fort and Momal Ji Mari.
There is an ancient temple, Shiv Mandir, Umerkot, as well as a Kali Mata Temple, Krishna Mandir at old Amarkot and Manhar Mandir Kathwari Mandir at Rancho Line.

The local language is Dhatki, which is one of the Rajasthani languages of the Indo-Aryan language family. It is most closely related to Marwari. Sindhi, Urdu and Punjabi are also understood by the citizens.

The temple has magnificent Shiv Lingam, which is indeed one of the best in the whole world. Legend says that the Lingam kept growing itself until locals marked the height to literally observe the growth.

Every year on Maha Shivaratri, there is a huge three-day festival. On Maha Shivratri, many Pilgrims from lower and upper Sindh come and most of them stay for the three days of festivities. It is one the biggest religious festivals in the country. It is attended by around 250,000 people. All the expenses were borne by the All Hindu Panchayat of Umarkot.
Legend has it that thousands of years ago a man used to nourish cows here, where there was wide patches of grown grass. But eventually he noticed that one of his cows would go somewhere else and give her milk to a Lingam nearby. The man kept an eye on his cow and investigated her peculiar behaviour. Subsequently, people visited the area and after checking they concluded that it was a Shiv Lingam. Thus, Shiv Mandir was built.
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