Sri Chand Darbar
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| Sri Chand Darbar | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Thatta |
| Deity | Sri Chand |
| Location | |
| State | Sindh |
| Country |  Pakistan |
  Shown within Sindh  Sri Chand Darbar (Pakistan) | |
| Coordinates | 24°44′53.88″N 67°57′49.68″E / 24.7483000°N 67.9638000°E |
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Sri Chand Darbar or Baba Sri Chandar Temple is a 500 year old religious shrine dedicated to the Sri Chand, founder of Udasi sect and elder son of Guru Nanak. It is located in Faqir Jo Goth near Thatta city [1]
The annual urs festival is the main festival of the shrine. It is attended by Hindus all over the Sindh and by local Muslims.[2]
Sri Chand travelled to Sindh in the second half of the 16th century during the reign of the Tarkhan dynasty and lighted dhuni at Faqir Jo Goth.[3] At that time, Thatta was under the rule of Mirza Baqi Baig, Tarkhan ruler of Sindh (1554–1591), who was infamous for his oppressive and tyrannical reign. Baba Siri Chandar bravely spoke out against the atrocities committed by Mirza Baqi.[1] The shrine was built at the place of dhuni to commemorate Sri Chand's visit.[4]
The shrine was also visited by Baba Bankhandi. After spending some time here before moving to Sadh Belo, which became his permanent abode, and where he spread the thought and ideology of Baba Srichand.[5]
