Madrasi Para

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Madrasi Para (Urdu: مدراسی پاڑہ; Tamil: மெட்ராசி பர) is a neighborhood in the Karachi Cantonment area of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. This neighborhood is located close to the Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre. The population of this neighborhood is mostly Tamil Hindus that migrated in early 20th century before the independence of Pakistan when Karachi was developed during the British Raj.[1] The Maripata Temple was located in this neighborhood which was the biggest Tamil Hindu temple in Karachi before being demolished.[2]

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  1. ^ Strangers to their roots, and those around them Archived 2013-06-17 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Sacred festival: Hindus celebrate Ganesha Chaturthi pooja in Karachi

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Coordinates: 24°51′40″N 67°01′41″E / 24.86111°N 67.02806°E / 24.86111; 67.02806


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