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List of Hindu temples in Pakistan

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{{See also|List of Shiva Temples in Pakistan}}

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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),{{cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1088366/mata-hinglaj-yatra-to-hingol-a-pilgrimage-to-reincarnation/?amp=1 |date=20 April 2016 |first1=Ali |last1=Xafar |title=Mata Hinglaj Yatra: To Hingol, a pilgrimage to reincarnation |work=The Express Tribune}} Shri Ramdev Pir temple (whose annual Ramdevpir Mela in the temple is the second largest Hindu pilgrimage in Pakistan,{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Hindus-converge-at-Ramapir-Mela-near-Karachi-seeking-divine-help-for-their-security/articleshow/16557691.cms|title=Hindu's converge at Ramapir Mela near Karachi seeking divine help for their security|date=26 September 2012|work=Times of India|access-date=30 October 2020}} Umarkot Shiv Mandir (famous for its annual Shivrathri festival, which is one of the biggest religious festivals in Pakistan,{{Cite web |last=Kalhoro |first=Zulfiqar Ali |date=2018-02-27 |title=The thriving Shiva festival in Umarkot is a reminder of Sindh's Hindu heritage |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1392074 |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}} and the Churrio Jabal Durga Mata Temple (famous for Shivrathri celebrations which is attended by 200,000 pilgrims).{{Cite web |date=2011-03-09 |title=Contractor blasting through Tharparkar temple in search of granite |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/130210/contractor-blasting-through-tharparkar-temple-in-search-of-granite |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}

Pakistan Administration Kashmir

=[[Bhimber District]]=

  • Shiv Temple at Barnala[https://ajktourism.gov.pk/ Kashmir Heritage - Barnala Bhimber Temple] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016160356/https://ajktourism.gov.pk/ |date=2019-10-16 }}, AJK Tourism and Archaeology Department

=[[Kotli District]]=

  • Banganga Temple at Khuiratta{{Cite web |title=Most Hindu temples in Pakistan in ruins, ancient worship places falling apart: Report |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/international/article/most-hindu-temples-in-pakistan-in-ruins-ancient-worship-places-falling-apart-report/719277 |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=www.timesnownews.com |date=12 February 2021 |language=en}}
  • Hindu Temples at Kotli City[https://books.google.com/books?id=N2BIAwAAQBAJ&q=hindu+temple+at+Kotli%2C+pakistan%2F&pg=PA5 Forgotten Atrocities: Memoirs of a Survivor of the 1947 Partition of India By Bal K. Gupta (Page No. 5)], Google Books

=[[Mirpur District]]=

  • Baba Balaji Temple at Ratta, Dadyal
  • Raghunath Temple at Mangla Dam Lake[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Raghunath_temple_old_Mirpur_Azad_Kashmir.jpg Raghunath temple old Mirpur Kashmir], Wikimedia Commons[https://www.tripadvisor.in/Attraction_Review-g5050091-d11996894-Reviews-Old_Hindu_Temple_Mandar-Mirpur_Kashmir.html Old Hindu Temple Mandar], Tripadvisor
  • Shivala Temple, at Mangla Dam Lake

=[[Muzaffarabad District]]=

  • Sita Ram Temple at Muzaffarabad City{{Cite web |date=2019-06-26 |title=Hindu council delegation visits ancient temple site in AJK |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1490436 |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}

=[[Neelum District]]=

  • Sharada Peeth at Sharda{{Cite web |date=2015-09-05 |title=Steeped in history: Centre of Hindu, Buddhist learning lies hidden in Neelum |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/951419/steeped-in-history-centre-of-hindu-buddhist-learning-lies-hidden-in-neelum |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}

=[[Poonch District, Pakistan|Poonch District]]=

  • Mandhol Sun Temple at Mandhole

Balochistan

{{See also|Hinduism in Balochistan}}

File:Hawan at Hinglaj Mata (Rani ki Mandir) During Yanglaj Yatra 2017 Photo by Aliraza Khatri.jpg

=[[Lasbela District]]=

  • Shri Hinglaj Mata temple is located in Hingol National Park. The shrine of the Goddess Hinglaj is located in the desert of Balochistan, Pakistan, about 215 kilometers west of the city of Karachi. The annual Hinglaj Yatra is the largest Hindu pilgrimage in Pakistan, which is participated by more than 250,000 pilgrims.{{Cite book|title=Hinglaj Devi : identity, change, and solidification at a Hindu temple in Pakistan|last=Schaflechner|first=Jürgen|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2018|isbn=9780190850555|location=New York, NY|oclc=1008771979}}
  • Baba Chandragup is a mud volcano. It is an important stop for pilgrims on their way to the shrine of Shri Hinglaj Mata temple. The volcano is considered as the embodiment of Lord Shiva.{{Cite web |last=Khan |first=Gulnaz |date=2019-01-10 |title=Hindu Pilgrimage in Pakistan |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/muslim-majority-country-hindu-goddess-lives-pakistan-pictures |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002000712/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/muslim-majority-country-hindu-goddess-lives-pakistan-pictures |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 2, 2021 |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=National Geographic |language=en}}

=[[Dera Bugti District]]=

  • Marrhi Mandir at Dera Bugti{{Cite web |date=2013-07-29 |title=Dera Bugti: A hometown in tatters |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/583868/a-hometown-in-tatters |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}

=[[Harnai District]]=

=[[Kachhi District]]=

=[[Kalat District]]=

  • Kalat Kali Mata Temple at Kalat{{Cite web |last=Notezai |first=Muhammad Akbar |date=2017-10-15 |title=FOOTPRINTS: DESCENDANTS OF ROYALTY |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1363933 |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}

=[[Khuzdar District]]=

  • Ramdev Ji Mandir, Gajozai
  • ISKCON centre, Khuzdar

=[[Loralai District]]=

=[[Mastung District]]=

=[[Nasirabad District]]=

  • Ram Mandir, Nuttal
  • Bhagwan Vishnu Sthanam, Dera Murad Jamali

=[[Quetta District]]=

  • Arya Samaj Temple at Quetta[https://www.dawn.com/news/1533170 200-year-old temple in Quetta returned to Hindu community] Dawn (newspaper)
  • Bhagat Chuharmal Temple at Quetta
  • Krishna Temple at Quetta
  • Sidh Pani Nath Ji Temple at Mirri Fort[https://how2havefun.com/travel/quetta-mirri-fort/ Mirri Fort and Hindu Temple in Quetta, Baluchistan, Pakistan] Have Fun
  • ISKCON centre, Quetta

=[[Sibi District]]=

  • Sibi Mandir
  • Tili Van Mandir
  • Pooja Mata Mandir at Lehri

=[[Zhob District]]=

  • Hindu temple, Zhob
  • Arya Samaj Temple, Zhob{{Cite web |title=200-year-old temple returned to Hindu community in Balochistan |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/610827-200-year-old-temple-returned-to-hindu-community-in-balochistan |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}

Islamabad

  • Rama Temple at Saidpur village{{cite news|newspaper=Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1871463/1-building-temple-hindu-community-hopes-secure-pm-imrans-support/|title=Building temple: Hindu community hopes to secure PM Nawaz Shareef|author=Zulfiqar Baig|date=21 December 2018|access-date=19 August 2020}}
  • Krishna Temple at Islamabad
  • Temple at Raval Dam

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

{{See also|Hinduism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa}}

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=[[Abbottabad District]]=

  • Araya Temple at Nawanshehr Area
  • Krishna Temple [https://hinduexistence.org/2017/01/23/another-hindu-temple-demolished-in-haripur-in-pakistan/ Another old Hindu temple demolished in Haripur in Islamic Pakistan.], Struggle for Hindu Existence
  • Tramsal Temple in Jarral

=[[Dera Ismail Khan District]]=

  • Balmik Mandir at Jogianwala Mohallah[https://alerts.pk/en/police-conducts-mock-exercise-at-balmik-ji-temple/ Police conducts mock exercise at *Balmik Ji Temple] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613235401/https://alerts.pk/en/police-conducts-mock-exercise-at-balmik-ji-temple/ |date=2020-06-13 }}, News Alerts
  • Hindu Temple at Bilot[http://pakgeotagging.blogspot.com/2015/11/temples-of-kafir-kot-bilout.html Temples Of Kafir Kot & Bilout], Pakistan Geotagging
  • Kafir Kot Hindu temple complex - 7th Century Hindu temple Complex.{{Cite news |url=https://thefridaytimes.com/07-Jan-2023/oldest-hindu-temple-located-in-dera-ismail-khan |title=Oldest Hindu Temple Located In Dera Ismail Khan |access-date=16 April 2025 |date=7 January 2023 }}
  • Kali Mata Temple at Topanwala Chowk[https://www.worldgurudwaras.com/?option=com_mtree&task=viewlink&link_id=577&tmpl=component&mapinfo=1 Gurudwara Kali Devi, Distt Dera Ismail Khan], World Gurudwaras

=[[Haripur District]]=

  • Bara Dari Temple at Sarai Saleh
  • Gurdwara & Ganesh Mandir at Haripur City
  • Krishna Temple at Main Bazar[https://tribune.com.pk/story/1302139/minority-rights-another-hindu-temple-demolished/ Minority rights: Another Hindu temple demolished] The Express Tribune
  • Maa Shairan Wali Temple at Main Bazar[http://bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/t/019pho000752s12u00108000.html Temple at Hurripore (Hazara District)] The British Library
  • Shiv Mandir at Rehmania Bazar

=[[Karak District]]=

  • Shri Paramhans Dayal Ji Maharaj at Teri{{efn|Demolished in December 2020 again{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=30 December 2020|title=Mob led by Islamists demolishes Hindu temple in NW Pakistan|url=https://www.thompsoncitizen.net/mob-led-by-islamists-demolishes-hindu-temple-in-nw-pakistan-1.24261442|access-date=2020-12-31|website=Thompson Citizen}}{{Cite web|last=Ahmad|first=Imtiaz|date=2021-12-30|title=Hindu temple in Pakistan vandalised, set on fire|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/hindu-temple-in-pakistan-vandalised-set-on-fire/story-06WMhxga1WvRXA4shTjtlI.html|access-date=2020-12-31|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}}}[https://dawn.com/news/1115350 Footprints: A saint without a shrine] Dawn (newspaper)

=[[Kohat District]]=

  • Valmiki Mandir

=[[Malakand District]]=

=[[Mansehra District]]=

  • Bareri Mata/Durga Temple and Shrine on Bareri Hill, (no longer in regular use but sometimes visited by pilgrims and tourists. The edicts of Ashoka are inscribed on three large boulders nearby.){{cite web |author=Department of Archaeology and Museums |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/1881/ |title=UNESCO world heritage Centre - Mansehra Rock Edicts |publisher=Whc.unesco.org |date=2004-01-30 |access-date=2011-03-30}}
  • Mansehra Shiva Temple at Chitti Gatti[https://zeenews.india.com/news/india/when-faith-won-over-hate-of-partition-the-story-of-two-shiva-temples-in-pakistan_1863245.html When faith won over 'hate of partition': The story of two Shiva temples in Pakistan] Zee News India

=[[Mardan District]]=

  • Laxmi Narain Mandir
  • Guides Infantry Temple at Hoti[https://tribune.com.pk/story/793700/hindu-guides-infantry-temple-the-bell-that-rings-no-more/ Hindu Guides Infantry Temple: The bell that rings no more]

=[[Nowshera District]]=

  • Shiv Mandir

=[[Peshawar District]]=

  • Asamai Temples Complex at Asamai Gate [https://tribune.com.pk/story/1127610/placing-little-importance-asamai-temples-destruction-shows-sheer-lack-respect] Tribune Pakistan
  • Balmiki Mandir at Kalibari[https://dnaindia.com/world/report-historic-site-demolished-in-nankana-sahib-1033050 Historic site demolished in Nankana Sahib] DNA India
  • Dargah Pir Ratan Nath at Jhanda Bazaar[https://tribune.com.pk/story/839909/night-of-shiv-shivratri-festival-begins-at-dargah-pir-ratan-nath/ Night of Shiv: Shivratri festival begins at Dargah Pir Ratan Nath] The Express Tribune
  • Gorakh Nath Temple at Gor Khatri[http://rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-photos-the-magnificent-hindu-temples-of-pakistan/20140808.htm#6 Gor Khattree and Gorakhnath Temple, Peshawar], Rediff.com.
  • Gurudwara Bhai Joga Singh at Qissa Khawani Bazaar{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}
  • Kalibari Mandir at Kalibari[https://indiatimes.com/news/india/goddess-kali-temple-in-peshawar-to-be-renovated-for-the-first-time-since-partition-328347.html Goddess Kali Temple In Peshawar To Be Renovated For The First Time Since Partition] India Times
  • Nandi Mandir
  • Panj Tirath at Hashtnagri[https://thehindubusinessline.com/news/world/pakistan-declares-panj-tirath-hindu-religious-site-as-national-heritage/article25900398.ece Pakistan declares Panj Tirath site as national heritage] The Hindu Business Line
  • Valmiki Temple at R.A.Bazar
  • Wangri Garan Temple at Hashtnagri[https://dawn.com/news/1241787 Hindu temple sealed, two held for illegal repair work] Dawn (newspaper)

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=[[Swat District]]=

  • Vishnu temple {{Cite web|url=https://dunyanews.tv/en/WeirdNews/576032-2000-year-old-Vishnu-Temple-water-tank-watchtowers-discovered-Swat-|title=2000-year-old Vishnu Temple, water tank, watchtowers discovered in Swat|date=14 February 2008 }}

Punjab

{{See also|Hinduism in Punjab, Pakistan}}

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=[[Attock District]]=

=[[Bahawalpur District]]=

=[[Bahawalnagar District]]=

=[[Rahim Yar Khan District]]=

{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/873485-pm-takes-notice-of-mob-attack-on-temple|title = PM takes notice of mob attack on temple}}

=[[Bhakkar District]]=

=[[Chakwal District]]=

=[[Chiniot District]]=

  • Bara Mandir was built by Maharaja Gulab Singh.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1220776|title=These photos will take you on a magical trip through Chiniot|date=24 February 2016}}
  • Mandir at Moza Suliaman
  • kartari lal mandir(inside Lahori gate)

=[[Dera Ghazi Khan District]]=

  • shiv mandir

=[[Faisalabad District]]=

  • Hanuman Mandir at Ashrafabad
  • Sita-Ram Temple at Jhang Bazar Chowk

=[[Gujranwala District]]=

=[[Gujrat District]]=

=[[Hafizabad District]]=

=[[Jhang District]]=

  • Bawalal nath mandir
  • Massan mandir

=[[Jhelum District]]=

  • Hindu Temple at Mirzabad
  • Hindu Temple at Rohtas Fort[https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/photos/there-are-still-ancient-hindu-temples-in-pakistan-that-grace-the-scenery-their-architecture-is-simply-majestic/ss-AAr5mQM#image=2 Rohtas Fort Hindu Temple in Pakistan] MSN.
  • Hindu Temple at Tilla Jogian
  • Shiva Temple at Bagh Mohalla

=[[Kasur District]]=

=[[Khanewal District]]=

  • Hindu Temple at Mian Channun
  • Sita Kund Mandir at Kabirwala
  • Lachman Chotra at Kabirwala
  • Ram Chotra at Kabirwala

=[[Khushab District]]=

=[[Lahore District]]=

{{see also|List of temples in Lahore}}

=[[Layyah District]]=

=[[Lodhran District]]=

  • Hindu Temple at Danwaran

=[[Mandi Bahauddin District]]=

  • shiva temple

=[[Mianwali District]]=

  • Mari Temple near Kalabagh at Mari Indus[https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/photos/there-are-still-ancient-hindu-temples-in-pakistan-that-grace-the-scenery-their-architecture-is-simply-majestic/ss-AAr5mQM#image=3 Mari Indus Hindu temple in Pakistan] MSN.

=[[Multan District]]=

=[[Muzaffargarh District]]=

  • krishna temple

=[[Nankana Sahib District]]=

=[[Narowal District]]=

  • 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

=[[Okara District]]=

=[[Pakpattan District]]=

=[[Rajanpur district]]=

  • krishna temple

=[[Rawalpindi District]]=

=[[Sahiwal District]]=

  • shiva mandir

=[[Sargodha District]]=

  • Santandharam Temple at Sargodha[https://www.google.com.pk/search?q=sargodha+temple&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-pk&client=safari#] Google Maps
  • Baoliwala Temple at Bhera[https://tribune.com.pk/story/117153/the-falling-temples-of-bhera The falling temples of Bhera.] The Express Tribune[http://pakgeotagging.blogspot.com/2019/10/106-tour-of-bhera-city-1-four-hindu.html 106 - A Tour of Bhera City 1: Four Hindu Temples & A Gurdwara in Bhera.] Pakistan Geotagging
  • Dahram Temple at Bhalwal[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dahram+Mandir/@32.2673095,72.9046096,155m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xe8aaa9309dbc084d!8m2!3d32.2673095!4d72.9051568 Dahram Mandir] Google Maps
  • Gulabgarh Temple at Bhera
  • Hindu Temple at Bhera[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Temple/@32.4839633,72.9094593,618m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x3921b111e0610ff5:0x7eb1080d5d7fc39f!8m2!3d32.4840962!4d72.9086711 Temple] Google Maps
  • Hindu Temple in Sheesh Mahalat, Bhera[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hindu+Temple+in+Sheesh+Mahal/@32.4847773,72.9099931,154m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x3921b1e48750bfab:0x126df51793744e87!8m2!3d32.4847773!4d72.9105403 Hindu Temple in Sheesh Mahal] Google Maps
  • Shiv Temple at Bhera[https://www.dawn.com/news/1381827 How Pakhtun Sikhs fleeing the Taliban made Nankana Sahib a cultural hub] Dawn (newspaper), 9 Jan 2018.

=[[Sheikhupura District]]=

  • Hindu temple at Pind Mirowal Moridke

=[[Sialkot District]]=

  • Jagannath Temple at Hassanpura, Sialkot
  • Hindu Temple at Qila Kalar Wala[https://imglore.com/media/2232785673148887445/ Hindu Temple at Qila Kalar Wala By Ucha Jajjah.] Imglore
  • Mata Katyani Temple at Kakran[https://ibtl.in/photogallery/photo/268/yagna-at-mata-katyayani-temple-in-village-kakran-district-kulgam-kashmir Yagna at Mata Katyayani Temple in village Kakran, District Kulgam, Kashmir.] IBTL
  • Puran Bhagat Temple at Rasulpur Road[https://www.dawn.com/news/755152 Pooran Bhagat.] Dawn (newspaper)
  • Raghunath Temple, Sialkot at Gurr Mandi Bazar[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Raghunath+Temple/@32.4903881,74.5370627,154m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x391eea642c9417d7:0xf024dc7eb0a05fe8!8m2!3d32.4904578!4d74.5377168 Raghunath Temple.] Google Maps
  • Shivala Teja Singh temple at Kashmiri Mohalla[https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/photos/there-are-still-ancient-hindu-temples-in-pakistan-that-grace-the-scenery-their-architecture-is-simply-majestic/ss-AAr5mQM#image=6 Sialkot Hindu temples in Pakistan] MSN.

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=[[Talagang District]]=

=[[Toba Tek Singh District]]=

  • Sri Sanatam Dharm Sabha Mandir

=[[Vehari District]]=

  • Shiva Mandir

Sindh

{{See also|Hinduism in Sindh province}}

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Temples in Sindh province:

=[[Badin District]]=

=[[Dadu District]]=

=[[Ghotki District]]=

=[[Hyderabad District, Sindh|Hyderabad District]]=

  • ISKCON Hyderabad, Sindh
  • Shiv temple, Hyderabad
  • Durga Shiv Mandir at Circuit House
  • Maa Kali Mandir
  • SSD Dham Mandir at Shahi Bazar

=[[Jacobabad District]]=

  • 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 Bazar
  • Swami Kirshan Gir Darbar (Kundan Gir Marri)

=[[Jamshoro District]]=

=[[Karachi|Karachi District]]=

  • Bhagnari Shiv Mandir at Kakri Ground or Lyari Town
  • Darya Lal Sankat Mochan Mandir (also called Jhoolay Lal Mandir) at Custom House
  • Devi Mandir at Bombay Bazar
  • Guru Nanak Gurudwara at Karachi City
  • Hanuman Mandir at Doli Khata
  • Hanuman 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 Line
  • Mari Mata Mandir Rattan Tallow Akbar Road at Saddar
  • Mata Mandir at Doli Khata
  • Narsingh Mahadev Mandir at Risala
  • Naval 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.[http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-photos-the-magnificent-hindu-temples-of-pakistan/20140808.htm#5 Naval Mandir], Rediff.com.
  • Pamwal Das Shiv Mandir at Lyari Town.[https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/27465 Temple turns into slaughterhouse], The News International, 10 October 2006.[https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/28128-historic-shiv-mandir-makes-way-for-a-pir Historic Shiv Mandir makes way for a Pir ], The News International, 10 October 2006.[https://www.hindujagruti.org/hindu-issues/save-temples/shiv-temple-turns-slaughterhouse-pakistan Shiv temple turns into slaughterhouse in Pakistan].
  • 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.[https://www.booksfact.com/archeology/1500-year-old-panchmukhi-hanuman-mandir-karachi-pakistan.html 1500 Year Old Panchmukhi Hanuman Mandir in Karachi, Pakistan][https://web.archive.org/web/20170708164746/http://daily.bhaskar.com/news/JM-RELI-hanuman-temple-pakistan-5637280-PHO.html Panchmukhi Hanuman Temple In Karachi Is A Must Visit On A Devotees List. And It Has A Special Connection With No. 11], Dainik Bhaskar. Half of the temple's 2,609 square feet of land has been encroached upon by Muslims, The temple has won back four of six small plots after the lease was cancelled by a district court and is still fighting to reclaim two remaining plots.[https://tribune.com.pk/story/338875/recycling-history-and-all-of-hanumans-men-put-this-temple-together-again/ Recycling history: And all of Hanuman's men put this temple together again ], The Express Tribune, 20 Feb 2012.

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=[[Kashmore District]]=

=[[Khairpur District]]=

  • Jhulay Lal Temple at Hindu Mohalla, Choondiko
  • ISKCON centre at Thari Mirwah

=[[Larkana District]]=

  • ISKCON Larkana
  • Chidakashi darbar Temple, Karma bagh
  • Krishna temple
  • Shivala temple

=[[Matiari District]]=

=[[Mirpur Khas District]]=

  • Shiv Temple at Laghari
  • Naon Nath Asthan Digri
  • Lal shiv mandir
  • Shiv Temple at Heerabad
  • Shiv temple Malhi Goth (Baghat)

Kot ghulam Muhammad

=[[Naushahro Feroze District]]=

  • Darbar Sahib at Halani

=[[Qambar Shahdadkot District]]=

=[[Sanghar District]]=

=[[Sujawal District]]=

  • Shiv Mandir at Takanu in Jati Sujawal

=[[Shikarpur District]]=

=[[Sukkur District]]=

  • ISKCON Sukkur
  • Baba Khushi Ram Mandir at Sangrar
  • Jhulay Lal Mandir at Bagarji, Sukkur
  • Kalka Cave Temple in Rohri, Sindh[https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/photos/there-are-still-ancient-hindu-temples-in-pakistan-that-grace-the-scenery-their-architecture-is-simply-majestic/ss-AAr5mQM#image=7 Kalka Hindu temples in Pakistan], MSN. is a temple of Kalaratri (Kali), one of the nine forms of Navadurga, believed to have appeared here on her journey to Hinglaj in Balochistan.[http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-photos-the-magnificent-hindu-temples-of-pakistan/20140808.htm#3 Kalika Cave Temple], Rediff.com.

File:Kalka Cave Temple by Usma Ghani.jpg in Rohri]]

=[[Tando Allahyar District]]=

=[[Tando Muhammad Khan District]]=

= [[Tharparkar|Tharparkar District]]=

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=[[Thatta District]]=

  • 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

=[[Umerkot District]]=

  • Aasmaniyan Ro Thaan at Umarkot
  • Dado Khetaram Mandir at Pithoro
  • Dargh Pir Pithoro at Pithoro
  • Kali Mata Temple[https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/photos/there-are-still-ancient-hindu-temples-in-pakistan-that-grace-the-scenery-their-architecture-is-simply-majestic/ss-AAr5mQM#image=5 Amarkot Hindu temples in Pakistan], MSN.
  • Krishna Mandir at old Amarkot
  • Mandir at Cheelh
  • Ramdev Mandir at Goth Jafar Khan Dal
  • Umarkot Shiv Mandir at old Amarkot[https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/photos/there-are-still-ancient-hindu-temples-in-pakistan-that-grace-the-scenery-their-architecture-is-simply-majestic/ss-AAr5mQM#image=9 Thar Hindu temples in Pakistan], MSN.
  • Shri Krishna Mandir at Kunri
  • 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

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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.{{cite news |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/686952/95-of-worship-places-put-to-commercial-use-survey/ |title=95% of worship places put to commercial use: Survey |last=Gishkori |first=Zahid |access-date=13 October 2017 |work=The Express Tribune |date=25 March 2014}} Nearly 1000 active and former Hindu temples were attacked in 1992 riots and in other attacks like the 2014 Larkana temple attack, 2019 Ghotki riots, and the 2020 Karak temple attack.{{Cite web |date=2014-10-03 |title=The Hindus of Pakistan |url=https://www.thefridaytimes.com/2014/10/03/the-hindus-of-pakistan/ |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=The Friday Times - Naya Daur |language=en-US}} Idols in some temples in Pakistan have gone missing and the ponds outside those temples that are considered necessary for a holy dip are drying up due to neglect, which has irked the Supreme Court of Pakistan.{{Cite web |date=2017-12-12 |title=Absence of Lord Ram, Hanuman statues in Katas Raj temple irks Pakistan Supreme Court |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/pakistan/absence-of-lord-ram-hanuman-statues-in-katas-raj-temple-irks-pakistan-supreme-court-4979705/ |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}} However, some of the closed temples have been reopened following the Court rulings,{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-photos-hindu-temple-in-peshawar-reopens-after-60-years/20111101.htm|title=Hindu temple reopens after 60 ears|date=1 November 2011|work=Rediff|access-date=30 October 2020}} and government intervention.{{cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/1-000-year-old-hindu-temple-in-pakistans-sialkot-reopens-after-72-years-2077056|title=1,000-Year-Old Hindu Temple in Pakistan's Sialkot Reopens After 72 Years|date=29 July 2019|work=Ndtv News|access-date=30 October 2020}}

See also

Notes

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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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