Situated 207 kilometers north of Muzaffarabad (capital of PoK) in Athmuqam Neelam Valley, the Sharada temple is located near the confluence of Kishan Ganga River and Mudhumati stream.
Save Sharda Committee (SSC) Kashmir, a Kashmiri Pandit organization fighting for the resumption of Sharda pilgrimage in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, has expressed deep gratitude to Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar for the historical judgment on renovation of Katas Raj temple in Punjab province and urged him to take suo moto notice about the Sharda temple as well.
“These temples like Sharda are not only of religious but historical and archeological importance too. We have been striving for the re-opening of Sharda pilgrimage on the lines of Nankana sahib Lahore”, said Ravinder Pandita, founder of Save Sharda Committee Kashmir
Situated 207 kilometers north of Muzaffarabad (capital of PoK) in Athmuqam Neelam Valley, the Sharada temple is located near the confluence of Kishan Ganga River and Mudhumati stream. The exact date of establishing the temple is not known, however, present style and form of the shrine were established by King Lalitaditya in 724 AD.
Before independence, the annual yatra to Sharada temple was conducted from ancient times. During the Dogra rule in 1846 it became a regular feature. Historical facts reveal that Buddhist University was established near the shrine during the period of Emperor Ashoka in 273 BC known as Sharada Peeth.
The last pilgrimage was undertaken by Swami Nand Lal Ji of Tikker Kupwara fame in 1947. In fact, at the time of partition Swami Nand Lal Ji carrying idols from Sharda to Tikker on horses. Few of these stone idols are lying at Devibal in Baramulla besides Tikker in Kupwara.
“Our committee is willing to undertake the restoration work. The Hon'ble court may take suo-moto cognizance of our plea especially for Sharda temple in POK, which is our heritage. This may bridge the differences between Kashmiris separated by LOC. Temples and shrines are being restored and reclaimed by our organisation in our part of Kashmir as well, though we are displaced for the last 27 years”, said Pandita.
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