Mansehra Shiv Temple is one of the oldest Hindu temples in Pakistan that is still in existence. The Shiva lingam inside the temple is 2000 years old and the temple itself was reconstructed in the 1830s by the Raja of Jammu. The temple is situated in Chitti Gatti, 15 kilometres from Mansehra in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan. The annual Shivarathri festival in the temple is visited by people all around Pakistan and from abroad.
History According to the archaeological research there existed Hindu temples on the site where now the temple stands and the Shiva Lingam inside the temple is at least 2000 years old.Report on Antiquities of the Mansehra Region, based on Joint Research by UNESCO and the Hazara University, Dhodial-Mansehra Campus, 2007 The temple was restored in the 1830s by the Raja of Jammu as an act of devotion.Hazara District Gazetteer 1883-84, Lahore: Govt of the Punjab, 1884, p. 179 During 1947–48, the temple was forcibly seized by some people and started occupying illegally. They also sealed up the temple on this site.
From 1948 to 2008, the temple remained sealed and abandoned. The temple remained inaccessible to Hindus till 1998. After that, the temple has been partially restored by the Pakistani Hindus.
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See also Churrio Jabal Durga Mata Temple Hinduism in Pakistan Goswamiparshotam Gir Chela Goswami Nihal Gir Hinduism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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