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Hinduism by country. 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 2.17% of Pakistan's population (approx 5.2 million people) in the 2023 Pakistani census. [7]
This category includes articles of people who are Hindu (followers of the religion of Hinduism) from Pakistan. Pages in category "Pakistani Hindus" The following 75 pages are in this category, out of 75 total.
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 ...
Punjabi, Marwari, Saraiki [ 1] Hindi, Urdu and other languages (minority) Hinduism is a minority religion in Punjab province of Pakistan followed by about 0.19% of its population. Punjab has the second largest number of Hindus in Pakistan after Sindh. [ 2] Hinduism is followed mainly in the Southern Punjab districts of Rahim Yar Khan and ...
Sindhi Hindus are Sindhis who follow Hinduism. They are spread across modern-day Sindh, Pakistan, and India. After the partition of India in 1947, many Sindhi Hindus were among those who fled from Pakistan to the dominion of India, in what was a wholesale exchange of Hindu and Muslim populations in some areas.
Hinglaj (Devanagari: हिंगलाज, Balochi: هنگلاج, Sindhi: هنگلاج, Urdu: ﮨنگلاج) is an important Hindu pilgrimage place in Balochistan, Pakistan and Kuldevi of many Rajput, Charan, Rajpurohits and other Hindu Communities of India. [1] It is situated in Balochistan province about 250 km west-northwest of Karachi. [2]
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 ...
Punjabi Hindus are adherents of Hinduism who identify ethnically, linguistically, culturally, and genealogically as Punjabis and are natives of the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. Punjabi Hindus are the second-largest religious group of the Punjabi community, after the Punjabi Muslims. While Punjabi Hindus mostly inhabit the Indian ...