Sant Nenuram Ashram

Sant Nenuram Ashram is an Ashram located in Islamkot city in the Tharparkar District in the Sindh province of Pakistan.[1] It is one of the most revered temples of the Hindu community in Pakistan.[2] It is 45 km away from the district capital Mithi. The ashram is spread over a 10-acre land containing temples and resting places.[1]

Sant Nenuram Ashram
سنت نیورام آشرم
Sant Nenuram Ashram
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictTharparkar
DeitySant Nenuram, Hanuman etc
FestivalsSant Nenuram Mela, Diwali
Location
LocationIslamkot
StateSindh
CountryPakistan
Shown within Sindh
Geographic coordinates24°41′47.7″N 70°10′30.2″E
Website
http://santnenuram.org/

The ashram was established by the Hindu saint Sant Nenuram.[3] The Ashram provides food to hundreds of people every day irrespective of their religion and caste.[4] The Sant Nenuram Mela- three day festival commemorating the death anniversary of Sant Nenuram is visited by a large number of Hindus[3] and Muslims[1]

About
Birds are eating food bought by devotees under a tree in the Ashram

The Sant Neenu Ram was born in 1898 in the Islamkot. He was very inspired by the teachings of Hindu saint Poorun Bharti whose shrine is 7 km away from Islamkot. He spent years at that shrine and then came back to his Islamkot to spread the teachings of Pooran Bharti and built the ashram. He built a community kitchen in ashram to serve food for everyone irrespective of their caste and religion. To feed the visitors to the ashram, he used to go from house to house to collect food. [5] Today many devotees coming to the ashram brings food items for preparing food. Devotees also brings food for animals and birds in the ashram.[3]

  • Entrance to Sant Nenuram ashram
  • Shiva statue in Sant Nenuram ashram

See also

References
  1. "Footprints: Battle for interfaith harmony in Islamkot". Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. "Pakistani Hindus demand protection from government". Indian Express. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. "Three-day festival begins to mark Sant Nenuram's death anniversary". Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  4. M Sultan Dars (5 July 2018). "Thar desert has the potential to be your next travel destination". Daily Times. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  5. "NENU RAM ASHRAM: A PLACE OF REFUGE FOR EVERYONE". Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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