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A temple in Peshawar reopens for the first time since 1947: Shabbir Imam

Guest post by SHABBIR IMAM from Peshawar, Pakistan. Video and photos by Shabbir Imam

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During Sikh rule in Peshawar, the Gor Khatri area of Peshawar was declared Governor House, so the Gorakh Nath temple here was abondened and Hindu families shifted to a close by residential compound called Christian Colony. Then during the British Raj, the government provided residential quarters to a Hindu family to look after the temple. Continue reading A temple in Peshawar reopens for the first time since 1947: Shabbir Imam