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Rohri Sadh Belo Temple

Downstream of the island of Bukkur, and separated from it by a short stretch of river, is the pretty little island of Sat, or Sadh, Belo. On it is a Hindu religious establishment found in AD 1823 by Swami Bakhandi Maharaj Udasi; the gaily-painted buildings are, however, more or less modern. The place is held in high esteem by Hindus throughout Sindh and even in India. The island, with its two inlets, Sadh Belo and Din Belo, is shown on the official map of 1893-4; in 1912 it was accurately surveyed on the orders of the Collector, Sukkur (see, his letter N.4402 of 13 February 1912) and shown to cover Read more…

Bukkur Island on the Indus below Bukkur

Island on the Indus below Bukkur, 1838

Named Bukkur (Dawn) by the pious Sayed Muhammad Maki in the seventh century of Hijri, this island is a limestone rock, oval in shape, 800 yards long by 300 wide, and about twenty-five feet in height. According to the Superintendent of Land Records and Registration, Sindh, in 1912, the area Read more…