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Temples in Lahore
لہور
لاہور
Samadhi of Ranjit Singh
Samadhi of Ranjit Singh
Country Pakistan
Province Punjab
Elevation
217 m (712 ft)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PKT)
Postal code
54000
Dialling code042[1]
Lahore Cantonment is a legally separate military-administered settlement.
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Before the partition of India in 1947, Lahore was a cosmopolitan city with Hindu, Sikh and Jain residents. There were many temples in Lahore.

In 1941, 64.5% of the population of Lahore was Muslim and about 36% was Hindu or Sikh.[2]

Hindu temples

Only Krishna mandir and Valmiki mandir are two functional Hindu temples in Lahore.[3]

  • Krishna Mandir, Lahore at Ravi Road,[4]
  • Valmiki Mandir, Lahore or Neela Gumbad Mandir, only functional temple in lahore besides Krishna temple[3]
  • Akbari Mandi Temple
  • Arya Samaj Mandir
  • Bhairav ka asthan, Ichra
  • Bal Mata temple at Shah almi
  • Chand raat temple,Ichra Lahore
  • Doodhwali Mata Nandir (between Shah Almi and Lohari gate)
  • Loh mandir (son of Lord Ram–Lahore is named after him)[5]
  • Mahadev, there is a Bhairav temple also
  • Mandir Wachhowali
  • Mela Ram Talao Mandir[6][7]
  • Model Town B Block Temple
  • Model Town D Block Temple (not in use)
  • Ramgali Temple
  • Sheetla mandir

Jain temples

  • Jain Shwetambar Temple with Shikhar, Thari Bhabrian Lahore City
  • Jain Digambar Temple with Shikhar, Thari Bhabrian Lahore City
  • Jain Shwetambar Dada Wadi (Mini Temple), Guru Mangat in Lahore Cantt., Foot Prints in stone
  • Jain Digambar Temple with Shikhar, Old Anarkali (Jain Mandir Chawk[8]): This temple was destroyed in the riots of 1992, in response to Babri Masjid incident in India.[9] (31°33′41″N 74°18′29″E / 31.561389°N 74.308056°E / 31.561389; 74.308056[10])[11]

Sikh gurdwaras

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Dialing Codes". Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Forced Migration and Ethnic Cleansing in Lahore in 1947, Ishtiaq Ahmed, 2004" (PDF). Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  3. ^ a b Only two functional Hindu temples in Lahore
  4. ^ One Hindu temple in Lahore, and no crematorium Archived 1 July 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Hindu, Sikh temples in state of disrepair". Daily Times. 16 April 2004. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  6. ^ "Hindu Temples of Pakistan". Shaivam.org. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  7. ^ http://voiceofdharma.com/books/mla/ap41-49.htm Temples and Gurdwaras in West Punjab
  8. ^ "TEPA to remodel roads leading to Jain Mandir Chowk". Daily Times. 1 June 2007. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  9. ^ "South Asia | Demolishing history in Pakistan". BBC News. 5 December 2002. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  10. ^ Wikimapia
  11. ^ LIST OF JAIN TEMPLES IN PAKISTAN Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ Gurudwara Prakash Asthan Sri Guru Ram Das Ji (Lahore) Archived 5 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ [1] Archived 3 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
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