Hinglaj

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Hinglaj

The best-known place of pilgrimage in Baluchistan, situated in 25° 30' N. and 65° 31' E., below the peak of the same name on the banks of the Hingol river in the Las Bela State. The shrine, which is dedicated to a goddess known as Nani by Muham- madans and ParbatI, Kali, or Mata by Hindus, lies in a verdant basin and consists of a low castellated mud edifice in a natural cavity. A flight of steps leads to a deeper semicircular cleft through which pilgrims creep on all fours. Bands of pilgrims, each conducted by a leader known as an agiva, make the journey by land from Karachi. Fees are collected at Miani by a bhdrti or hereditary examiner, on behalf of the Las Bela officials, from all except devotees and unmarried girls. The proceeds yield about Rs. 600 to the State annually.