Mansehra Shiva Temple

Mansehra Shiv temple
2000 year old Shivlinga in the Mansehra shiv temple
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictMansehra district
DeityShiva
FestivalsShivaratri
Location
StateKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
CountryPakistan Pakistan
Mansehra Shiva Temple is located in Pakistan
Mansehra Shiva Temple
Shown within Pakistan
Mansehra Shiva Temple is located in Pakistan
Mansehra Shiva Temple
Mansehra Shiva Temple (Pakistan)
Mansehra Shiva Temple is located in Asia
Mansehra Shiva Temple
Mansehra Shiva Temple (Asia)
Geographic coordinates34°23′51.5″N 73°13′07.3″E / 34.397639°N 73.218694°E / 34.397639; 73.218694
Architecture
Completed2000-3000 years old (reconstructed in 1830s)
Temple(s)1

Mansehra Shiv Temple is one of the oldest Hindu temple in Pakistan that is still in existence. The temple is at least 2000[1] to 3000 years old.[2] The temple is situated in Chitti Gatti, 15 kilometres from Mansehra in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan.[2] The annual Shivarathri festival in the temple is visited by people all around Pakistan and from abroad.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Pakistan prepares to hold a major Hindu festival Maha Shivaratri". Asia. Gulf News. TNN. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Mansehra's Shiv temple". Fridaytimes. TNN. 14 August 2014. Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2020.