Hinglaj Mata also known as Hinglaj Devi, Hingula Devi and Nani Mandir, is a Hindu temple in Hinglaj, a town on the Makran coast in the Lasbela district of Balochistan, and is the middle of the Hingol National Park. It is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas in Shaktism denomination of Hinduism. It is one of the three Shakti Peethas in Pakistan, other two being Shivaharkaray and Sharada Peeth.
It is a form of Durga or Devi in a mountain cavern on the banks of the Hingol River. Over the last three decades the place has gained increasing popularity and became a unifying point of reference for Pakistan’s many Hindu communities.
Religious festival
Hinglaj Yatra is the largest Hindu pilgrimage in Pakistan. More than 250,000 people take part in the Hinglaj Yathra during the spring, held in April every year.
Goddess’s Chul
It is said and believed that once here Goddess appeared and gave a boon that every wish of the devotee who runs my Chul will be fulfilled. Chul is a kind of coral enclosure that is made 10 feet long outside the temple and is filled with blazing embers on which the eunuchs walk to the temple, and it is a miracle of the mother that the panchdhari Goes through only a little pain. There is no harm to the body, but your vow is definitely completed, and your wish gets fulfilled. However, this is not the tradition anymore.
Location
| Hingol National Park, Road، Asha Pura, Las Bela, Balochistan, Pakistan |
| Opening Hours Monday: 5 am–1 pm, 2–9:30 pm Tuesday: 5 am–1 pm, 2-9:30 pm Wednesday: 5 am–1 pm, 2–9:30 pm Thursday: 5 am–1 pm, 2–9:30 pm Friday: 5 am–1 pm, 2–9:30 pm Saturday: 5 am–1 pm, 2–9:30 pm Sunday: 5 am–1 pm, 2–9:30 pm (Timing might be different) |