Churrio Jabal Durga Mata Temple

24°23′59.7″N 71°03′53.8″E / 24.399917°N 71.064944°E / 24.399917; 71.064944

Churrio Jabal Durga Mata Temple
Entrance of Churrio Jabal Durga Mata temple.
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictTharparkar
DeityDurga
Location
LocationNagarparkar
StateSindh
CountryPakistan Pakistan
Churrio Jabal Durga Mata Temple is located in Sindh
Churrio Jabal Durga Mata Temple
Shown within Sindh
Geographic coordinates24°24′01.5″N 71°03′53.0″E / 24.400417°N 71.064722°E / 24.400417; 71.064722
Architecture
TypeHindu temple

Churrio Jabal Durga Mata Temple (چوڙيو جبل, pronunciation: choo-ryo ja-bal) is situated on a hill named Churrio, located in Nangarparkar in the Tharparkar District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. This is a historic temple and is visited annually by 200,000 pilgrims on Shivratri.[1] Hindus bring cremated ashes of their departed beloveds to immerse in the holy water in the temple.[2] The valuable and multi-coloured hill supporting the temple is mined for its rare and expensive granite, which is posing a serious threat to the temple.[3]

  1. ^ "Nagarparkar: The land of history and architectural marvels". 16 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Contractor blasting through Tharparkar temple in search of granite". 9 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-07-13. Retrieved 2016-07-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)