Hinglaj Mata Temple

Hinglaj Mata
हिंगलाज माता
Hinglaj Mata; हिंगलाज माता;
	Sanctum of Hinglaj Mata Mandir
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Lasbela District
Deity	Hinglaj Mata (an aspect of goddess Durga)
Festivals	Four Day Theerth Yatra in April, Navaratri
Location
Location	Hinglaj
State	Balochistan
Country	Pakistan
	Location within Balochistan. Hinglaj Mata Temple (Pakistan) Hinglaj Mata Temple (Asia)
Geographic coordinates	25.0°30′50″N 65.0°30′55″E / 25.51389°N 65.51528°E
Website
	hinglajmata.org

Hinglaj Mata (Hindi: हिंगलाज माता, Balochi: هنگلاج ماتا, Urdu: ہنگلاج ماتا, Sindhi: هنگلاج ماتا), also known as Hinglaj Devi, Hingula Devi and Nani Mandir, is a Hindu temple in Hinglaj, a town on the Makran coast in the Lasbela district of Balochistan, and is the middle of the Hingol National Park. It is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas in Shaktism denomination of Hinduism.^[1] It is one of the three Shakti Peethas in Pakistan, other two being Shivaharkaray and Sharada Peeth.^[2] It is a form of Durga or Devi in a mountain cavern on the banks of the Hingol River.^[3] Over the last three decades the place has gained increasing popularity and became a unifying point of reference for Pakistan's many Hindu communities.^[4] Hinglaj Yatra is the largest Hindu pilgrimage in Pakistan. More than 250,000 people take part in the Hinglaj Yathra during the spring.^[5]

^ Raja, Hareesh (2000-01-01). Prajna Yoga: Prajna Yoga by Hareesh Raja: Prajna Yoga - Exploring the Path of Wisdom. Prabhat Prakashan. ISBN 978-81-87100-50-8.
^ Kunal Chakrabarti; Shubhra Chakrabarti (2013). Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis. Scarecrow. p. 430. ISBN 978-0-8108-8024-5.
^ Dalal 1998, pp. 158–59.
^ Schaflechner, Jürgen (2018). Hinglaj Devi : identity, change, and solidification at a Hindu temple in Pakistan. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780190850555. OCLC 1008771979.
^ "Mata Hinglaj Yatra: To Hingol, a pilgrimage to reincarnation". City: Karachi. The Express Tribune. TNN. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2020.

[:1-1] Raja, Hareesh (2000-01-01). Prajna Yoga: Prajna Yoga by Hareesh Raja: Prajna Yoga - Exploring the Path of Wisdom. Prabhat Prakashan. ISBN 978-81-87100-50-8.

[Chakrabarti430-2] Kunal Chakrabarti; Shubhra Chakrabarti (2013). Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis. Scarecrow. p. 430. ISBN 978-0-8108-8024-5.

[FOOTNOTEDalal1998158–59-3] Dalal 1998, pp. 158–59.

[:0-4] Schaflechner, Jürgen (2018). Hinglaj Devi : identity, change, and solidification at a Hindu temple in Pakistan. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780190850555. OCLC 1008771979.

[5] "Mata Hinglaj Yatra: To Hingol, a pilgrimage to reincarnation". City: Karachi. The Express Tribune. TNN. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2020.

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