Jagannath Temple, Sialkot

For other uses, see Jagannath Temple (disambiguation).

The Jagannath Temple in Sialkot, Pakistan, is dedicated to the Hindu God Jagannath. The temple was built in the city's Paris Road area in early 2007 with a special grant of 200,000 rupees from Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi.^[1]The special grant was given through the minority MPA Joseph Hakim Din due to the efforts of Hakem Ratan Lal Bhagat, Member of the District Peace Committee of and the participation of the Hindu community of Sialkot.

References

↑ News article on the temple

Jagannath worship

Deities

Temples

Odisha	Puri Gundicha Temple Baripada Gunupur Koraput Nayagarh Bhubaneswar Kendrapara Chhatia Bata Dharakote Patali Srikhetra

Other parts of India	Agartala Ahmedabad Bangalore Chennai Delhi Hyderabad Ranchi Medinipur Alwar Mahesh Hajo

Abroad	Comilla Dhamrai Pabna South Africa Sialkot

Festivals and ceremonies

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Devotees

See also

Category

Hindu temples in Pakistan

Shakti Peethas	Hinglaj mata Shivaharkaray Sharada Peeth

Notable temples	Karachi Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Shri Varun Dev Mandir Shri Laxmi Narayan Mandir Multan Sun Temple Prahladpuri Temple Jagannath Temple, Sialkot Katasraj temple Shiv Mandir, Umerkot Hindu temples in Lahore Rama Pir More

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