Shive Mandir, Umarkot

Shiv Mandir is located in the area of Umerkot, near the place of Rana Jahangeer Goth, in Sindh.

On the event of Maha Shivratri, several Pilgrims from the province of lower and upper Sindh come there and most of them stay the 3 days long till the festival ends.

This temple is perhaps the oldest in Sindh and one of the most divine and sacred Hindu places in the Sindh communities especially for residing in lower Sindh. It also provides shelter to many of the pilgrims in their miseries.

The temple has magnificent Shiv Lingam, which is indeed one of the best in the whole world. Legend says that the Lingam kept growing itself until locals marked the height to literally observe the growth.

Every year on Maha Shivaratri, there is a huge three-day festival. On Maha Shivratri, many Pilgrims from lower and upper Sindh come and most of them stay for the three days of festivities.It is one the biggest religious festivals in the country.It is attended by around 250,000 people.All the expenses were borne by the All Hindu Panchayat of Umarkot.

Legend has it that thousands of years ago a man used to nourish cows here, where there was wide patches of grown grass. But eventually he noticed that one of his cows would go somewhere else and give her milk to a Lingam nearby. The man kept an eye on his cow and investigated her peculiar behavior. Subsequently, people visited the area and after checking they concluded that it was a Shiv Lingam. Thus,Shiv Mandir was built.