Jay maa laxmi

Shri Laxmi Narayan Mandir is a Hindu temple located in Karachi, Pakistan. According to the Pakistan Hindu Council, the temple was constructed around 200 years ago and is an important worshiping site for the Hindus of the local community. The Mandir is one of the oldest operating temples and the only one situated at the banks of a creek in Karachi.Narayan Mandir is located under the Native Jetty Bridge, a landmark in Karachi, in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The temple overlooks the Arabian Sea which is an important place for many Hindu rituals.The temple is primarily devoted to the Hindu goddess Lakshmi; however, it is also home to statues of Hanuman and Sai Baba of Shirdi. Main festivals celebrated in the temple are Ganesh Chaturthi, the birthday of Ganesha, and Raksha Bandhan. Hindus come to the temple to make offerings to the gods and to perform death rituals of Karni. The temple is a sacred place for offering Śrāddha and placing murtis of Goddess Durga (after performing garba for nine days) and idols of Ganesha in the sea at the end of festivals of Nao Ratree and Ganesh Chaturthi respectively. Hindus dip and take baths in the waters of the Arabian sea for ritual purification. During monsoon season, Hindu women come to the temple for fasting and to pray for the well-being of their husbands.Due to port development activities and construction work near the site, the temples access to seawater and its integrity are threatened. In September 2012, after a petition was filed by the local Hindu community, the Sindh High Court issued an order restraining the Karachi Port Trust from demolishing the temple. The petitioner believed that Mukesh Chawala, a member of the Hindu panchayat and provincial minister of excise and taxation, was responsible for the construction near the temple site. Hindu families in the region belonging to the scheduled caste believed they were being forcefully re-settled due to corporate greed and a discriminatory caste system by influential Hindu leaders and city authorities. The new developmental plan includes construction of an entertainment complex which will encroach upon the temple courtyard. In 1993, the temple was desecrated as revenge after the demolition of Babri Masjid in India.

Hindu temple in karachi very famous in karachi and well constructed

Wonderful

Was scenic and beautiful

Awesome to see this

Nice to see a rare hindu temple in pakistan....hope they maintain it for the few thousand hindu minorities left in the area

For Ages, Very Well Saved a Hindu Temple in a Muslim Country by a Muslim Administration!! This is an example to learn how ISLAM teaches respecting other religions!!Islam is truly a peaceful religion but unfortunately being misreported by money making media and by some so-called Muslims..!!

My father and forefathers used to live close by in a place called Nain or near Achhi kabar. They spoke Bhagnari language similar to Seraiki. If any Bhagnari living close by or in the temple, please do identify and send me an email for further communications.

It is one of the oldest temple situated at th the bank of the river kemari, it has all the facility which one is looking for.

Hindus worship place. Famous due to adjacent to river for Hindu rituals.

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People were loving & caring. They showed great hospitality.

A worship place in Pakistan for Hindus! Pakistanis are just like we Indians. Common peoples working to keep their family happy & prosperous. Media portraits us like we are enemies by birth. Unfortunately, even those media coverage fills garbage and hates in our brains for each other. Every year millions of medical tourists from Pakistan come to India for critical surgeries and med assistance. But our media minds only displays the war and rage on our borders.

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When I google temple in pakistan I found it. Jai Sri Laxmi Narayan Temple

One of the good heritage in Pakistan sri laxmi narayan Mandir.. many people who belongs to Hinduism visit here every year for thier yaatra.I know that place from my childhood when we usually visit neti jeti for fishing with my father.. that time we saw hindu Mandir in just Indian movies but my father visit us and said that see they are our brothers.. they are same like us.. from that time I have alot friends from different religion from all over the world. Humanity is the best beliefe.

हिन्दू मंदिरदर्शन कर अत्यंत प्रसन्नता हुई।जय लक्ष्मी नारायणHindu templeGreat feeling in PakistanJay lakshmi narayan ॐ

Great to know about such kind of temples.... love our hindu brothers.....

Old temple of Sanatan Dharam( Hindu Dharam ) also heritage of Pakistan government but as usual like other heritages were ignored this is also victim and lot of area of the temple were taken by port grand

Shri Laxmi Narayan Mandir  لکشمی نارائن مندر‎) is a Hindu temple located in Karachi, Pakistan. According to the Pakistan Hindu Council, the temple was constructed around 200 years ago.......and is an important worshiping site for the Hindus of the local community. The Mandir is one of the oldest operating temples and the only one situated at the banks of a creek in Karachi.Due to port development activities and construction work near the site, the temples access to seawater and its integrity are threatened. In September 2012, after a petition was filed by the local Hindu community, the Sindh High Court issued an order restraining the Karachi Port Trust from demolishing the temple. The petitioner believed that Mukesh Chawala, a member of the Hindu panchayat and provincial minister of excise and taxation, was responsible for the construction near the temple site.......Hindu families in the region belonging to the scheduled caste believed they were being forcefully re-settled due to corporate greed and a discriminatory caste system by influential Hindu leaders and city authorities. The new developmental plan includes construction of an entertainment complex which will encroach upon the temple courtyard.... In 1993, the temple was desecrated as revenge after the demolition of Babri Masjid in India.

I like to explore places so due to this application Im exploring lot in my city

The great worship more than a century old place on native jetty Karachi.

Very historic hindu trample near by port

Peaceful and lovely place

The temple is over 200 years old, according to Kailash, who is the caretaker of the mandir and resides on premises. The original structure was made of wood, but later it got destroyed and colonial influences seeped in to form a structure of cement and stone. The temple was damaged in arson following the Baburi masjid riots in 1990s and repaired. The temple complex had another building which stood parallel to the current remaining structure until late 2000s, according to Kailash, when the neighbouring Port Grand encroached upon the temple, destroyed it and incorporated the area into its premises. The current mandir structure that now remains was originally a Gaht or a bath house. It had five gates, four of them reserved for women, while one reserved for men. This place also served as a centre for cremation ceremonies. With changing times, the ghat evolved into a mandir since the main structure was razed.Mandir was renovated and new compound was recently constructed after Port Grand took over the other structure and the Hindu community filed a law suit against them, as a means of compensation by the government.

Its located in fabulous place.

Worship place for hindu pakistani brothers

Hindus prayer area in karachi near kpt

Can access from port grand

I have just googled it... Feels good to see and know that Hindu Temples do exists in Pakistan...

People here throw plastic bags in sea

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Ancient Mandir of Karachi

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Hindu prayer area

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Hindu and Sikh temple

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Thanks to Pakistan government

Jai ho Hindu temple.

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Historical places