Pakistan has issued 139 visas to two groups of Indian pilgrims to visit two prominent Hindu temples in the month of December. The Pakistan High Commission issued visas to a group of 88 Indian Hindu yatrees or pilgrims on Monday to visit Katas Raj temple, also known as Qila Katas, in the Chakwal district of Pakistan's Punjab from December 23-29.
The Katas Raj temple is surrounded by a pond considered sacred by Hindus. Every year, Thousands of Indian Sikh and Hindu pilgrims visit Pakistan under the bilateral Protocol on Visits to Religious Shrines of 1974, to observe several religious festivals/occasions. The visas issued from New Delhi are in addition to the visas granted to Sikh and Hindu pilgrims participating in these events from other countries.
A statement from Pakistan High commission informed that a group of 57 Indian Pilgrims has already returned from Pakistan after participating in the 311th Birth Anniversary celebrations of Shiv Avtari Satguru Sant Shadaram Sahib, at Sukkur, Sindh from November 24 to December 5. Shadani Darbar, a more than 300 years old temple, and is a sacred place for devotees from across the globe. The Shadani Darbar was founded in 1786 by Sant Shadaram Sahib, who was born in Lahore in 1708.
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