_During_Yanglaj_Yatra_2017_Photo_by_Aliraza_Khatri.jpg) Hawan at Shri Hinglaj Mata temple. | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
59,107  (2023)0.41% of total Balochistan population | |
| Scriptures | |
| Bhagavad Gita, and Vedas | |
| Languages | |
| Sanskrit (sacred) Sindhi,[1] Balochi (majority) Urdu and other languages (minority) |
Hinduism is a minority religion in Balochistan followed by 0.41% of the population of the province. It is the largest minority religion in Balochistan. The Balochistan is home to the shrine of Shri Hinglaj Mata temple, which is one of the most sacred Hindu temples.[2][3] The annual Hinglaj Yatra to the temple is the largest Hindu pilgrimage in Pakistan.[4]
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- ^ Schaflechner, Jürgen (2018). Hinglaj Devi : identity, change, and solidification at a Hindu temple in Pakistan. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. pp. 66. ISBN 9780190850555. OCLC 1008771979.
The worship of the Hinglaj Mata in Balochistan has been one of the most important tourist and religious pilgrimage for the Hindus of Pakistan and the trends has place in history from Medieval India.
- ^ Being in the World Productions (2011), OnBecoming Gods, Pakistan, event occurs at 44 min, retrieved 2018-08-07
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