Narayan Pura

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]

Narayan Pura


نارائن پورہ
Neighbourhood
Shri Nawal Mandir in Narayanpura
Country Pakistan
ProvinceSindh
CityKarachi

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
  1. Saddar Town Page
  2. Hasnain, Subuk (2016-06-17). "Brotherhood thrives in Karachi's religiously diverse quarters". Herald Magazine. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  3. "City Walk – Around Narayan Pura". The Karachi Walla. 2017-04-09. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  4. 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)
  5. "Narayan Pura Defying divisive religious intolerance with humanity". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  6. "Narayan Pura Defying divisive religious intolerance with humanity". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-04-01.


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