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"Sadhu
Bela
Mandir",
a
confluence
of
beauty
and
devotion
standing
on
the
glittering
waves
of
the
Indus
River,
where
its
ancient
walls
speak
more
than
the
chants
of
the
priests;
Built
on
a
natural
island
in
the
middle
of
the
Indus
River
in
Sukkur,
this
temple
has
the
status
of
Tirth
Asthan.
The
story
of
Sadhu
Bela
or
Siddh
Belu
is
that
in
1823
Swami
Bankhandi,
a
priest
belonging
to
the
panth
called
Adasi
or
Adasin,
built
this
temple
to
remind
the
Hindu
community
of
their
ancient
traditions.
The
Adasin
Panth
is
a
religious
tradition
started
by
Sri
Chand,
the
eldest
son
of
Guru
Nanak,
the
founder
of
Sikhism,
in
the
early
fourteenth
century.
Sadhus
belonging
to
this
tradition
are
ascetics
and
spend
their
entire
lives
reading
religious
books.
The
temple
of
Sadhu
Bela
is
open
to
all
and
easy
to
reach.
This
temple
covers
an
area
of
nine
acres
where
Hindu
pilgrims
come
from
different
cities
of
Pakistan
as
well
as
India,
Canada,
United
Kingdom
and
America.
To
reach
this
temple
one
has
to
cross
the
river
for
which
a
small
boat
is
always
standing.
While
sitting
in
this
boat,
one
can
see
the
19th
century
Lansdowne
Bridge
which
connects
Sukkur
and
Rohri
and
on
the
other
side
the
Dargah
of
'Zinda
Peer'
which
was
once
a
joint
place
of
worship
for
Hindus
and
Muslims.
was
Just
before
entering
the
temple
premises,
the
scene
of
Surga
meaning
heaven
and
Narg
meaning
hell
is
shown
on
the
wall.
In
which
a
rare
rule
of
life
has
been
told
that
one
who
is
born
will
have
to
die
one
day
and
will
have
to
do
what
he
has
to
do
here.
Every
other
wall
of
this
temple
depicts
the
government
in
force
at
some
point
or
the
other.
Like
the
flowers
and
other
motifs
on
a
wall
seem
to
be
from
the
Mughal
era.
And
these
impressions
are
seen
in
other
places
as
well.
While
small
hermitages,
courts
and
small
temples
have
been
built
in
this
temple.
In
the
main
temple
of
Sadhu
Bela,
there
are
idols
of
Srichand
Baba,
Ramakrishna
and
many
other
deities
along
with
Srimedh
Bhagwat
and
Guru
Granth,
besides
there
is
a
large
idol
called
Tirloknath.
A
few
other
idols
are
kept,
among
which
idols
of
Ganesha,
Kartika,
Hanuman
and
Parvati
are
worth
mentioning.
The
architecture
of
the
temple
is
unique
and
beautiful,
after
seeing
it,
it
can
be
said
with
certainty
that
hardly
any
temple
in
Sindh
has
such
a
unique
and
quirky
architecture.
Since
its
inception,
the
temple
has
been
built
several
times
and
its
style
has
been
changing
every
time.
Rajasthani
style
is
seen
on
the
roof
of
the
temple
while
Mughal
style
is
seen
on
the
walls.
A
magnificent
example
of
Mughal
style
architecture
is
also
a
magnificent
marble
dome,
the
entire
temple
is
made
of
marble,
stones
and
paved
bricks.
The
gardens
spread
over
a
large
area
add
to
the
beauty
of
this
temple.
A
special
ceremony
is
held
in
the
temple
every
Friday,
in
which
Hindu
brothers
from
different
cities
and
villages
of
northern
Sindh
participate
and
receive
spiritual
training.
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