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{{Short description|Hindu temple in Sialkot, Pakistan}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox Hindu temple
|name = Shivala Teja Singh temple<br>{{nq|شیوالا تیجا سنگھ مندر}}<br>
|image =File:Views of Shawala Teja Singh Temple after Renovation.jpg
|caption=Shawala Teja Singh Temple after Renovation

|country = [[Pakistan]] {{flagicon|Pakistan}}
|state = [[Punjab, Pakistan]]
|district =[[Sialkot District|Sialkot]]
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| deity = [[Shiva]]
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|architecture = [[Hindu temple#North Indian temples|Hindu temple]]
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|creator = Sardar Teja Singh
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|governing_body = [[Pakistan Hindu Council]]
|website =https://pakistanhinducouncil.org.pk/
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'''Shivala Teja Singh temple''' is a historic Hindu temple in the [[Sialkot]] city of [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] province of [[Pakistan]]. The temple is dedicated to [[Shiva]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2019/jul/03/ancient-hindu-temple-in-pakistans-sialkot-reopens-after-72-years-1998822.html|title=Ancient Hindu temple in Pakistan's Sialkot reopens after 72 years|newspaper=The New Indian Express|agency=ANI|date=3 July 2019|accessdate=1 September 2020}}</ref><ref name=rana>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/pak-opens-heritage-temple-to-devotees-to-undertake-renovation/articleshow/70064968.cms|title=Pakistan opens heritage temple to devotees; to undertake renovation |last=Rana |first=Yudhvir |date=4 July 2019 |access-date=12 November 2020 |website=The Times of India}}</ref> The temple was built by Teja Singh.<ref name=first>{{Cite news|url=https://www.firstpost.com/world/ancient-hindu-temple-in-pakistans-sialkot-re-opens-after-72-years-shawala-teja-singh-was-shut-down-during-partition-7081021.html|title=Ancient Hindu temple in Pakistan's Sialkot re-opens after 72 years; Shawala Teja Singh was shut down during Partition|access-date=29 October 2020}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Shawala Teja Singh Temple, Sialkot.jpg|thumb|Shiwala Teja Singh Temple. (before Renovation)|left]]
The temple was built by Sardar Teja Singh. The temple was sealed in 1947 during the Partition. In 1992, the temple was partially demolished by miscreants.<ref name=first /><ref name=rana /> In 2015, local Hindu leaders have urged the Pakistan government to ensure the early repairing of the crumbling building of Shawala Teja Singh temple.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1183270|title=Shawala Teja Singh temple needs preservation|first=Abid|last=Mehdi|date=21 May 2015|website=DAWN.COM}}</ref>

==Reopening and renovation==
After 72 years, Prime Minister Imran Khan, reopened the temple to Hindus. Pakistan government's [[Evacuee Trust Property Board]] (ETPB) has chalked out a plan for the renovation and preservation of the temple with the help of Lahore-based Sir Ganga Ram Heritage Foundation.<ref name=rana />

In 2019, the Pakistan government renovated and formally handed over the centuries-old Shawala Teja Singh Temple to the [[Pakistan Hindu Council]] for facilitating pilgrim visits and other rituals.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/world/pakistan/pakistan-govt-renovates-centuries-old-shawala-teja-singh-temple-in-sialkot/articleshow/71786940.cms|title=Pakistan govt renovates centuries-old Shawala Teja Singh temple in Sialkot|access-date=2 April 2021}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Hinglaj Mata mandir]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}{{Hindu temples in Pakistan}}
{{coord missing|Pakistan}}

[[Category:Hindu temples in Pakistan]]
[[Category:Sialkot District]]
[[Category:Hindu temples in Punjab, Pakistan]]
[[Category:Religious organizations established in 2015]]

Shivala Teja Singh temple - Revision history

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