Ramapir Temple, Tando Allahyar
| Ramapir Temple Tando Allahyar | |
|---|---|
 Gate of Rama Pir Mandir | |
  Location within Sindh | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Tando Allahyar District |
| Deity | Ramdev Pir |
| Location | |
| Location | Tando Allahyar |
| State | Sindh |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 25°27′27.8″N 68°43′18.4″E / 25.457722°N 68.721778°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Hindu temple |
| Established | 1861 (British Raj) |
The Rama Pir Mandir is a Hindu temple dedicated to Ramdev Pir in Tando Allahyar in Sindh, Pakistan. The annual Ramapir Mela festival is the second largest Hindu pilgrimage in Pakistan,[1] after the annual Hinglaj yatra, which is the largest Hindu pilgrimage in Pakistan.[2]
Legend
The temple was built in the British Raj on 1859, three and a half centuries after the demise of Ramdev Pir in 1459 CE.[3] According to a legend, a Hindu man in Tando Allahyar took a vow that if he was blessed with a child, he will arrange a Mela (fair) of Rama Pir in Tando Allahyar. As his wish was fulfilled, he brought an earthen lamp from the original temple of Rama Pir 460 km northeast in Ramdevra in Rajasthan, India to Tando Allahyar and built a temple here.[4][3]
Rampir Mela
The three-day Ramapir Mela is held annually. Thousands of barefoot devotees make pilgrimage to the temple.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ "Hindu's converge at Ramapir Mela near Karachi seeking divine help for their security - The Times of India". Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ↑ "In a Muslim-majority country, a Hindu goddess lives on". Culture & History. 10 January 2019. Archived from the original on January 10, 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- 1 2 "Celebrating together: 556th Rama Pir mela held". The Express Tribune. 2014-09-05. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
- ↑ "Rama Pir Mela concludes". DAWN.COM. 2007-10-23. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
- ↑ "Tandoallahyar resources reliefweb" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
