Hinglaj

Shaktipeeth

Shatipeeth are situated within India, although there are several shaktipeeth scattered outside of India. Certain pilgrimage sites are well-established and still active within Indian Subcontinent. 3 sites are at Nepal, 7 in Bangladesh, 3 in Pakistan and 1 in Tibet and 1 in Sri Lanka.

Hinglaj Marutirtha

It is 170 miles of Karachi. Devotees/ pilgrims make their way by road in Quetta-Karachi Highway, untill zero point for around 75 miles. Hindu believes that ‘Head of Sati’ with Hingul [ Sindhur, Vermillion ] is enshrined at Hingul Parvat of Makran.

Pilgrimage

It is said that Sita & Rama have visited Hinglaj, when they were on exile. Now many devotees within and outside Balochistan, still take pilgrimage. Many people call it ‘Nani Ki Hajj’.

At Hingol River, at the tail of Kheer Thar mountains, called ‘Kanraj’ at Lyari tehsil, Balochistan, like Amarnath in Jammu and Kashmir or pilgrimage in steep mountains , Hinglaj Marutirtha is generally auspicious among many Hindu communities within Indian subcontinent. .