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Panchmukhi Hanuman Temple. / 24.860611°N 67.020583°E / 24.860611; 67.020583. The Panchmukhi Hanuman Mandir is a historic Hindu mandir in Karachi, Pakistan [1] The mandir was declared as a national heritage under the Sindh Cultural Heritage (Preservation) Act 1994 and is believed to be at least 1,500 years old. [2]
The major Hindu temples in Pakistan are Shri Hinglaj Mata temple (whose annual Hinglaj Yatra is the largest Hindu pilgrimage in Pakistan, which is participated by more than 250,000 pilgrims), Shri Ramdev Pir temple (whose annual Ramdevpir Mela in the temple is the second largest Hindu pilgrimage in Pakistan, Umarkot Shiv Mandir (famous for its annual Shivrathri festival, which is one of the ...
1788. The Shri Swami Narayan Mandir, Karachi ( Urdu: شری سوامی نارائن مندر) is a Hindu temple that is the only Swami Narayan temple in Pakistan. [1] The temple is notable for its size and frontage, over 32,306 square yards (27,012 m 2) on the M. A. Jinnah Road in Karachi city. [2] The temple celebrated its anniversary of 216 ...
The Hindu festival brings the Pakistani park to life. Hundreds of stalls spring up to sell snacks, drinks, jewellery, and clothing. Vats of hot food are prepared in the open air or thatched huts ...
Hinduism is the second largest religious affiliation in Pakistan after Islam. [3] Though Hinduism was one of the dominant faiths in the region a few centuries ago, [4] [5] [6] Hindus accounted for just 2.14% of Pakistan's population (approx 4.4 million people) in the 2017 Pakistani census. [7] The Umerkot district has the highest percentage of ...
Hinglaj Mata ( Hindi: हिंगलाज माता, Balochi: هنگلاج ماتا, Urdu: ہنگلاج ماتا, Sindhi: هنگلاج ماتا ), also known as Hinglaj Devi, Hingula Devi and Nani Mandir, is a Hindu temple in Hinglaj, a town on the Makran coast in the Lasbela district of Balochistan, and is the middle of the Hingol ...
Lyari is said to be one of the oldest inhabited parts of Karachi, and is referred to by its residents as the "Mother of Karachi." [2] Its name is said to be derived from a Lyar - a tree which grows in a graveyard. [2] The first residents of Lyari were Sindhi fishermen and Baloch nomads ( pawans ). The first influx occurred in 1725, when Sindhi ...
The Shri Katas Raj Temples ( Punjabi, Urdu: شری کٹاس راج مندر) ( Sanskrit: कटासराज), also known as Qila Katas ( قلعہ کٹاس ), [2] is a complex of several Hindu temples connected to one another by walkways. [2] The temple complex surrounds a pond named Katas which is regarded as sacred by Hindus. [3] The ...