The temple was built in 1897 by Kanjhi Mal and Ujagar Mal Ram Richpal.
The other non-functional temples in better condition are Kalyan Das, Soojan Singh, LalKurti and Ganesh temples..
Krishna Mandir is the only fully functional Hindu temple in the Rawalpindi Islamabad area. It handles twice a day prayers for devotees. This is the only temple that caters for a 2500-member Hindu community of the twin cities. Annual Holi and Diwali festivals are organized here. Being smack in the middle of bustling Kabari Bazar near Railway Pohri Pul, It is hidden behind a Banyan tree—to stay inconspicuous..
This was a privately built temple which was taken over by the Advani family of Sindh Province after 1947
Pakistani government took over the property in the 70’s, through the Evacuee Trust Board. What was supposed to be a private prayer house was elevated to the center of Hindu worship in Potohar plateau.
The caretaker of the temple is a pujari who belongs to Mirpurkhas, Sindh— the ground zero of ‘Sindhri’ mangoes. He seems to be a well-educated person. Then there is Jag Mohan Arora, the last of the old Hindu families still living in the area.
Crematorium for the Hindus ‘Shamshan Ghat’ for devotees that pass away is located at Tipu road, near Murree road
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