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Hindu mythology, Humayun’s mangoes — Sadhu ka Bagh’s history
Just behind Islamabad’s D-12 sector, a dilapidated road leads to Sadhu ka Bagh, a garden over 2,400 years old at the foot of the Margalla Hills in the Shah Allah Ditta village.
History buffs and nature enthusiasts brave the road for what lies ahead: old banyan trees, ancient meditation caves for Hindu saints and a well of spring water.
The origin of the caves are believed to be either Buddhist or Hindu; some older tales suggest that Hindu sadhus came to the area to meditate, and a garden spread across acres of land near the caves at the foot of the Margallas.