Shri Swaminarayan Mandir

Karachi, Pakistan

Also known as: श्री स्वमिनरयन मन्दिरश्री स्वामिनारायण मन्दिरশ্রী স্বামীনারায়ণ মন্দির, করাচিશ્રી સ્વામિનારાયણ મંદિરశ్రీ స్వామి నారాయణ్ మందిర్ശ്രീ സ്വാമിനാരായൺ മന്ദിർ, കറാച്ചി

Shikhar of Karachi Swaminarayan Mandir
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The Shri Swami Narayan Mandir, Karachi is a Hindu temple that is the only surviving Swami Narayan temple in Pakistan. The temple is notable for its size and frontage, over 32,306 square yards (27,012 m2) on the M. A. Jinnah Road in Karachi city. The temple celebrated its anniversary of 216 years in April 2004. There is a sacred cowshed within the premises of this temple. The temple is located at the centre of a Hindu neighbourhood in Karachi. The building that housed a dharmshala for visiting devotees has now been converted to the office of the City District Government.[2]

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Key facts

Founded1854[1]
LocationKarachi, Pakistan
StatusActive

History

  1. 1854 — Founded / built[1]

Sources

  1. Wikidata Q2639803 — Wikidata
  2. Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Karachi - Wikipedia — Wikipedia