Narayan Pura
Narayan Pura
نارائن پورہ | |
|---|---|
 Shri Nawal Mandir in Narayanpura | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| City | Karachi |
Narayan Pura (Urdu: نارائن پورہ), sometimes spelled Narayanpura, is a Hindu-dominated working-class locality in the Ranchore Line neighbourhood in central Karachi,[1] near the Dr. Ruth K. M. Pfau Civil Hospital. It has an estimated population of 10,000,[2] and is centred around Kalu Umaji Road. It contains several Hindu temples, churches and the Sikh "Gurdwara Guru Garanth Sahib Sikh Sabha" temple,[2] which was renovated in 2014,[3] and serves the neighbourhood's 2,500 Sikhs.[4] Narayan Pura has been called a haven for minority religious groups in Karachi,[5] and is sometimes called Bhangi Para because most of its population is involved in Karachi's sanitation services.[3]
History[]
The neighbourhood was established in 1824 by an activist named Narayandas.[6] It was targeted by rioters in 1992 in retaliation for the destruction of the 500 year old Babri Mosque in India by a mob of Hindu extremists earlier that year.[2]
Place of worship[]
Churches[]
Park Methodist Church
Hindu Temples[]
Jog Maya Mandir
Hinglaj Mata Mandir
Manohar Temple
Ram Dev Gujarati Mandir
Shri Jai Veer Hanuman Mandir
Shri Nawal Mandir
Sikh Gurdwara[]
Gurdwara Guru Granth Sahib Sikh Sabha
References[]
- ^ Saddar Town Page
- ^ a b c Hasnain, Subuk (2016-06-17). "Brotherhood thrives in Karachi's religiously diverse quarters". Herald Magazine. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
- ^ a b "City Walk – Around Narayan Pura". The Karachi Walla. 2017-04-09. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
- ^ epaper.dawn.com https://epaper.dawn.com/print-textview.php?StoryImage=17_11_2015_117_001. Retrieved 2020-04-02. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ^ "Narayan Pura Defying divisive religious intolerance with humanity". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
- ^ "Narayan Pura Defying divisive religious intolerance with humanity". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
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