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It can be seen as the starting point of the Neo-vernacular movement in Pakistan, or at least the Sindh region. [30] Designs by Yasmeen Lari, such as the Malki Zero Carbon Cultural Centre [31] and Green Karavan Ghar [32] are examples. The logic behind the movement includes that this way of building is both participatory, with locals being able ...
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 ...
The designs include floral and geometric patterns. [19] Chaukhandi Tombs, Karachi Sindh: 1993 (cultural) The tombs near Karachi were built for the warriors and families of the Saloch tribe in the 17th and 18th centuries. They are pyramidal in shape and covered with decorative stone carvings, depicting humans and decorative designs.
The Tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam (Punjabi, Urdu: مقبرۂ شاہ رکن عالم) located in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan, is the mausoleum of the 14th century Sufi saint Shah Rukn-e-Alam. The shrine is considered to be the earliest example of Tughluq architecture, [1] and is one of the most impressive shrines in the Indian subcontinent. [2]
Punjab, Pakistan: Syed Muhammad Noushah Qadiri: Descendant of Hasan ibn Ali/Founder of Naushahia Qadria Order: 1552-1654 Ranmal Sharif Phalia: Mandi Bahauddin District: Shams Ali Qalandar [1] Owaisi Qadri Noshahi: 1874-1966: Shamsabad: Okara District: Punjab: Abul Faiz Qalander Ali Suharwardi: Soharvardiya: Lahore: Punjab: Qalandar Baba Auliya ...
After the Second World War the Chaukhandi tombs did not receive any attention from the Pakistan authorities until Dr. I. H. Qureshi, a renowned historian and the then education minister (later Chancellor of Karachi University), drew the attention of the Department of Archeology and Museums to them, having received a letter on the subject from ...
Architecture of a Hindu temple (Nagara style). These core elements are evidenced in the oldest surviving 5th–6th century CE temples. Hindu temple architecture as the main form of Hindu architecture has many different styles, though the basic nature of the Hindu temple remains the same, with the essential feature an inner sanctum, the garbha griha or womb-chamber, where the primary Murti or ...
In 1952, the QMF proposed to erect 4 monuments across Pakistan to Jinnah's memory: a mausoleum and mosque on the current site in central Karachi, a Dar-ul-Uloom religions school in Punjab and a University of Science and Technology in East Pakistan. [5] In 1954, an Indian architect was selected to design the mausoleum, but was later dismissed. [3]