List of Hindu temples in Pakistan
Guru Balpuri Ashram in Thana Bulla Khan 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),[ 1] Shri Ramdev Pir temple (whose annual Ramdevpir Mela in the temple is the second largest Hindu pilgrimage in Pakistan,[ 2] Umarkot Shiv Mandir (famous for its annual Shivrathri festival, which is one of the biggest religious festivals in Pakistan,[ 3] Churrio Jabal Durga Mata Temple (famous for Shivrathri celebrations which is attended by 200,000 pilgrims).[ 4]
Pakistan Administered Kashmir
Shiv Temple at Barnala[ 5] Mandhol Sun Temple at Mandhole
Balochistan
Hawan at Hinglaj Mata temple Ramdev Ji Mandir, Gajozai
ISKCON centre, Khuzdar Ram Mandir, Nuttal
Bhagwan Vishnu Sthanam, Dera Murad Jamali Sibi Mandir
Tili Van Mandir
Pooja Mata Mandir at Lehri Hindu temple, Zhob
Arya Samaj Temple, Zhob[ 18]
Islamabad
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Punjab
Baba Ram Thaman Shrine in Kasur district Bavalakh Nath Temple in Jhang
[ 40]
Bara Mandir was built by Maharaja Gulab Singh.[ 41] Mandir at Moza Suliaman
kartari lal mandir(inside Lahori gate) Hanuman Mandir at Ashrafabad
Sita-Ram Temple at Jhang Bazar Chowk Bawalal nath mandir
Massan mandir Hindu Temple at Mian Channun
Sita Kund Mandir at Kabirwala
Lachman Chotra at Kabirwala
Ram Chotra at Kabirwala Bhairavnath Temple at Zafarwal
Hindu temple in Zafarwal
Durga Mandir at Darman, Shakargarh
Hindu Temple at Farooq Gunj Mohalla
Shiva Temple at Sukhochak
Krishna Temple at Sukhochak
Digambar Jain Temple in Narowal
Jain Mandir in Sankhatra Hindu temple at Pind Mirowal Moridke
Sri Sanatam Dharm Sabha Mandir
Sindh
Parbrahm Ashram Temples in Sindh province:
ISKCON Hyderabad, Sindh
Shiv temple, Hyderabad Durga Shiv Mandir at Circuit House
Maa Kali Mandir
SSD Dham Mandir at Shahi Bazar Baba Kalyan Dass Mandir
Bhagwan Shiv Mandir at Ladies Market
Lal Sain Mandir at Bhahan Bazar
Nandro Mata Waro Mandir at Chenchri Ghitti
Sach Khand Dham
Shive shankar Mandir at Peti BazarSwami Kirshan Gir Darbar (Kundan Gir Marri)Bhagnari Shiv Mandir at Kakri Ground or Lyari Town Darya Lal Sankat Mochan Mandir (also called Jhoolay Lal Mandir) at Custom HouseDevi Mandir at Bombay BazarGuru Nanak Gurudwara at Karachi City
Hanuman Mandir at Doli KhataHanuman Mandir at Frere Road Hinglaj Mata Mandir (also called Jagannath Akhra Mandir) at Bhimpura
ISKCON Karachi
Malir Mandir at Shah Faisal Town Manhar Mandir Kathwari Mandir at Rancho LineMari Mata Mandir Rattan Tallow Akbar Road at Saddar Mata Mandir at Doli KhataNarsingh Mahadev Mandir at RisalaNaval Mandir at Ranchore Lines is a 200 sq yards pale yellow stone walled temple with polished marble surfaces and clay statues of Santoshi Mata , Kali Mata, Vishnu , Shiva , Ganesha , Hanuman , Guru Nanak and Rama and Nandi where Holi and Diwali are celebrated.[ 69] Pamwal Das Shiv Mandir at Lyari Town .[ 70] [ 71] [ 72] Panchmukhi Hanuman Temple at Soldier Bazar , is 1500 years old and houses a 2.5m tall statue of lord Hanuman . Renovation of the temple commenced in 2012 and it is popular among Maharashtrian, Sindhi and Balochi devotees.[ 73] [ 74] [ 75] Panchmukhi Hanuman Temple in Karachi 's Soldier Bazaar Jhulay Lal Temple at Hindu Mohalla, Choondiko
ISKCON centre at Thari Mirwah ISKCON Larkana
Chidakashi darbar Temple, Karma bagh
Krishna temple
Shivala temple Shiv Temple at Laghari
Naon Nath Asthan Digri
Lal shiv mandir
Shiv Temple at Heerabad
Shiv temple Malhi Goth (Baghat) Kot ghulam Muhammad
Shiv Mandir at Takanu in Jati Sujawal Kalka Cave Temple in Rohri Sant Nenuram Ashram Baba Srichand Darbar Guru Nanak Saheb at Mirpur Bathoro
Hanuman Mandir at Cinema road
Jhule Lal Mandir Behrani at Goth
Jhule Lal Mandir at Main Shahi Bazar
Jhule Lal Mandir in a house at Sonara Bazar
Makli Temple at Makli
Mata Singh Bhawani Mandir at Makli
Nath Marhi Mandir
Seetla Mata Mandir in a house at Sonara Bazar
Shiv Mandir at Maheshwari Mohala
Shree Mamai Dev Ashthan at Makli Aasmaniyan Ro Thaan at Umarkot
Dado Khetaram Mandir at Pithoro
Dargh Pir Pithoro at Pithoro
Kali Mata Temple [ 80] Krishna Mandir at old Amarkot
Mandir at Cheelh
Ramdev Mandir at Goth Jafar Khan Dal
Umarkot Shiv Mandir at old Amarkot[ 81] Shri Muralidhar Mandir at Umarkot
Shri Rattan Gir Goswami Mandir at Umarkot
Majisa Batyani and Dado Sawai Singh Rathor Thaan (Dori Than) near moti chowk Amarkot
Threats
A survey carried out by All Pakistan Hindu Rights Movement Pakistan's revealed that out of 428 Hindu temples in Pakistan that existed before Partition , only around 20 survive today and they remain neglected by the Evacuee Trust Property Board which controls those, while the rest had been converted for other uses.[ 82] 2014 Larkana temple attack , 2019 Ghotki riots , and the 2020 Karak temple attack .[ 83] Supreme Court of Pakistan .[ 84] [ 85] [ 86]
See also
Notes
References
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Further reading
Arun Shourie and Sita Ram Goel, 1990, Hindu Temples: What Happened to Them"
Anthony Gordon O'Brien, 1996, The Ancient Chronology of Thar: The Bhāṭṭika, Laukika, and Sindh Eras
Reema Abbasi, 2014, Historic Temples in Pakistan: A Call to Conscience
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