Hinglaj Mata Mandir - Balochistan
Hinglaj Mata or Hinglaj Devi or Hingula Devi or Nani Mandir, is a Hindu temple in Hinglaj and known as Devi Hinglaj Mata Mandir Balochistan.
Hinglaj is a coastal town of Makran in Lasbela district of Balochistan, and is in the middle of Hingol National Park. It is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas in the Shaktism denomination of Hinduism.
It is one of the three Shakti Peethas in Pakistan, the other two are Shivaharkaray and Sharada Peeth. It is a form of Durga or Devi in a mountain cave on the shores of the Hingol River.
Over the past three decades, the popularity of Devi Hinglaj Mata Mandir Balochistan has increased and has become a regular visiting area for Pakistan’s Hindu communities. Hinglaj Yatra is the largest Hindu pilgrimage in Pakistan. More than 250,000 hindu devotees participate in the Hinglaj Yathra during peak season.
The temple or Mandir (Urdu) is in a small natural cave. There is a low clay altar. There is no man-made image of the goddess. A small divine form of Hinglaj Mata is worshipped. The stone is smeared with sindoor (vermilion), possibly giving the locality its Sanskrit name Hingula, which is the root of the present name Hinglaj.
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