ISLAMABAD – Pakistan issued visas to two groups of 47 Indian Hindu pilgrimsduring December intending to visit Katas Raj temples in Chakwal andShandani Darbar in Sukkur, according to the High Commission in New Delhi.
The pilgrims will visit Shree Katas Raj Temples, also known as Qila Katasor complex of Katas Temples in Chakwal district of Punjab, Pakistan fromDecember 23-29.
The Katas Raj temples surround a sacred pond to Hindu devotees.
Another group of 44 Indian Hindu Yatrees returned from Pakistan on Monday,where they participated in the 312th Birth Anniversary celebrations of ShivAvtari Satguru Sant Shadaram Sahib, at Sukkur, Sindh from December 15-21.
More than three centuries old temple, Shadani Darbar, is a holy place fordevotees from across the world.
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The temple was founded in 1786 by Sant Shadaram Sahib, who was born inLahore in 1708.
Thousands of Indian Sikh and Hindu pilgrims visit Pakistan under thebilateral Protocol on Visits to Religious Shrines of 1974, to observeseveral religious festivals/occasions every year. The visas issued from NewDelhi are in addition to the visas granted to Sikh and Hindu pilgrimsparticipating in these events from other countries.
