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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), [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 ...
Pakistan has a number of shrines that have become places of pilgrimage. They include mausolea and shrines of political leaders (of both pre-independence and post-independence Pakistan), shrines of religious leaders and pirs (saints) and shrines of leaders of various Islamic empires and dynasties.
Shiva is a Hindu deity worshipped by Shaivaites as the Supreme Being and universal destroyer-of-ignorance. As one of the three main gods in the Hindu pantheon, there are temples dedicated to his worship across the Indian Subcontinent—primarily India and its union territories along with Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Pakistan—as well as in other South and Southeast Asian countries with ...
Temples were also built in Tanzania and Uganda. [31] The Swaminarayan temple in Karachi, Pakistan, was built in 1868 when Karachi was part of the Indian Union. [32] After the Second World War, members of the movement in East Africa began migrating to the United Kingdom; the number of migrants rose significantly in the 1960s and 1970s. [33]
Jnanakshi Rajarajeshwari Temple is a Hindu temple located in Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Bengaluru district in Karnataka. The primary deity of the temple is Shri Rajarajeshwari . The temple was constructed in the year 1978 by Sri Sivaratnapuri Swamiji (popularly known as Sri Tiruchi Swamigal). [ 1 ]
This temple built in 1537 on a hill top with a porch in the Vijayanagara architectural style is named after the large granite Nandi monolith placed on a plinth in the temple shrine. The temple is exclusive for the worship of the sacred bull in Hinduism, known as Nandi, Lord Shiva's vahana, or animal mount. Nandi idol at this temple is said to ...
Hindu temples in Pakistan (4 C, 9 P) J. Jain temples in Pakistan (1 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Temples in Pakistan" This category contains only the following page.
The Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, in Karachi, is a Hindu temple that is the only Swaminarayan temple in Pakistan. [64] 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. [65] The temple celebrated its anniversary of 150 years in April 2004. [65]