Historic Shawala Teja Singh Temple opens for worship after 72 years.

SIALKOT -- The government formally opened historic Hindu Temple 'Shawala Teja Singh Temple' to Hindu Community for worship after it rehabilitation and renovation completed at a cost of Rs5 million.

Chairman Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) Pakistan Dr Amir Ahmed inaugurated the renovated temple building on Friday.

Its renovation, repairing and rehabilitation work has been completed in two months and the ETPB had released a special grant of Rs5 million for the project with start of the renovation and rehabilitation on August 21,2019.

Now, this ancient Hindu temple building has been preserved to its original design and shape under the direct supervision of the Pakistani government.

Shawala Teja Singh Temple was formally handed over to the Pakistan Hindu Council, enabling local Hindu Community to start their worship and religious rituals there.

The Hindus held worship and their religious rituals there. They also distributed sweets on the occasion.

Entire temple building has been whitewashed besides fixation of Iron Gate at the main entrance and construction of boundary walls to secure it from the outsiders.

On the other hand, the local Hindu leaders Rattan Lal, Ramaish Kumar, Dr Munawar Chand, Amarnath Randhawa and Pandit Kashi Ram, after performing worship and religious rituals at the temple, highly hailed and welcomed this direly needed renovation, rehabilitation of the temple and its formal hand over to the local Hindu Community.

The Hindu leaders informed that building of the...