International
oi-Madhuri Adnal
Lahore,
Nov
23:
Around
100
Indian
pilgrims
arrived
in
Pakistan
on
Tuesday
to
attend
the
314th
Birth
Anniversary
celebrations
of
Shiv
Avtari
Satguru
Sant
Shadaram
Sahib,
at
Shadani
Darbar
Hayat
Pitafi,
Sindh.
The
Hindu
pilgrims
arrived
in
Lahore
via
Wagah
border
where
they
were
greeted
by
Evacuee
Trust
Property
Board
(ETPB)
additional
secretary
Rana
Shahid
Salim,
deputy
secretary
Fraz
Abbas
and
local
leader
Kishan
Sharma,
according
to
the
report
by
news
agency
PTI.
ETPB
spokesperson
Amir
Hashmi
told
PTI
that
around
100
Indian
pilgrims
arrived
in
Lahore
on
Tuesday.
“Amid
high
security
they
left
for
Shadani
Darbar,
Hayat
Patafi,
Mirpur
Khas
of
Sindh
province
for
yatra,”
he
said,
adding
that
the
main
event
will
be
held
there
on
November
23
and
24.
He
said
the
pilgrims
will
also
visit
holy
places
in
Sukkur,
Dherki
and
Nankana
Sahib.
They
will
return
to
their
homeland
on
December
3.
Agni
Pooja
is
conducted
and
the
recitation
of
Bhagavad
Gita
and
Guru
Grinth
Sahib
takes
place
on
both
the
days.
Shadani
Darbar
is
a
historic
Hindu
temple
in
Raipur.
It
is
said
to
be
the
biggest
Hindu
temple
in
Sindh.
Indian
High
Commission
gears
up
for
safety,
security
of
Sikh
pilgrims
visiting
Pakistan
The
foundation
of
Shadani
Darbar
was
laid
by
Shadaram
Sahib
in
1786.
Shadaram
Sahib
was
a
Hindu
saint
who
was
born
in
1708
in
Lahore.
About
Shadani
Darbar
According
to
the
official
website
of
Shadani
Darbar,
he
was
born
in
Lohana
khatri
family
ascending
to
the
dynasty
of
Maharaj
Lav,
Son
Of
“Bhagwan
Shree
Ramchander
ji”
on
October
1708
in
Lahore
(Punjab).
Sant
Shadaram
ji
Maharaj
is
believed
to
be
the
“Avtar”
of
“Lord
Shiva”
and
had
devoted
his
whole
life
to
the
service
of
Ultimate
God
and
human
being.
Many
miracles
were
witnessed,
delivered
forth
benefit
of
suffered
humanity.
After
the
age
20,
He
had
been
deeply
involved
in
spiritual
welfare
of
the
people,
moving
around
various
holy
places
of
India
like
Haridwar,
Yamnotri,
Gangotri,
Amarnath,
Prayag,
Ayodhya,
Kashi,
and
Shri
Pashupathinath
Temple
in
Nepal.
In
1768,
Sant
Shadaram
Sahib
ji
reached
Mathelo,
which
was
capital
of
Sindh
during
the
reign
of
Raja
Nand.
It
is
the
place
of
religious
super
mites
near
which
the
sacred
river
Sindhu
Saraswati
disappeared
in
the
desert.
The
temple’s
website
also
mentions,
“In
1930
due
to
the
divide
and
rule
policy
of
the
British
government,
local
Muslims
were
instigated
by
the
rulers
to
harass,
loot
and
kill
Hindus,
but
“Sant
Manglaram
Sahib
mixed
holy
dust
(Dhuni
Sahib)
and
water
and
threw
it
around
the
boundaries
of
Hayat
Pitafi.
As
a
result
of
this,
when
the
aggressors
crossed
into
the
village,
they
became
blind.
They
gained
back
their
eyesight
as
soon
as
they
exited
the
village.
In
this
way,
the
people
of
Hayat
Pitafi
were
saved
by
the
Miracle
of
Sant
Manglaram
Sahib”.
It
is
also
widely
believed
that
anyone
who
has
this
sacred
Dhuni
Sahib
and
drinks
sacred
water
of
the
well,
is
free
from
all
his
sufferings
and
misfortunes.
Sant
Shadaram
Sahib
left
for
heavenly
abode
in
1793.
Story first published: Wednesday, November 23, 2022, 11:18 [IST]