Narayan Pura (), sometimes spelled Narayanpura, is a Hindu-dominated working-class locality in the
Ranchore Line
Ranchore Line (), officially named as Gazdarabad (), is a neighbourhood in the Saddar Town of Karachi South district of Karachi Pakistan, and part of PS-108 constituency. The neighborhood is one of the oldest in Karachi. It has a predominantly M ...
neighbourhood in central
Karachi
Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ...
, near the
Dr. Ruth K. M. Pfau Civil Hospital. It has an estimated population of 10,000,
and is centred around Kalu Umaji Road. It contains several Hindu temples, churches and the Sikh ''"Gurdwara Guru Garanth Sahib Sikh Sabha"'' temple,
which was renovated in 2014,
and serves the neighbourhood's 2,500 Sikhs. Narayan Pura has been called a haven for minority religious groups in Karachi,
History
The neighbourhood was established in 1824 by an activist named Narayandas.
It was targeted by rioters in 1992 in retaliation for the destruction of the 500 year old
Babri Mosque
The Babri Masjid (ISO: Bābarī Masjida; meaning ''Mosque of Babur'') was a mosque located in Ayodhya, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It was claimed that the mosque was built upon the site of Ram Janmabhoomi, the legendary birthplace ...
.
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 Naval Mandir
Sikh Gurdwara
Gurdwara Guru Granth Sahib Sikh Sabha
References
External links
CDGK sweepers to vacate 35-year-old rickety building in Narain Pura
Neighbourhoods of Karachi
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