Thu, 30/7/09, Dr Bhudia Kutch Science Foundation
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Sub:our Hindu community and our temples and poppulation of our community in
Pakistan, Temple picture is attchaed karachi SwaminaraynTemple.jpg

Dear KARACHI temple officials, HINDU COUNCIL of PAKISTAN and friends,

Dear officials of the Hindu council of Pakistan, Glad to see the information
provided by you, and pictures of our temples and Swaminarayn Temple in Karachi
and Pakistan. Here is details of the site and their committee members. wish they
also maintain communication with us. our community is also in CHITRAL (actual
name of CHILTRAL is mis-spellt as 'CHI' instead of 'SHE' in "SHETRAL" come from
original SANSKRIT word SHETRA, which means "FIELD" also in their local language
KHOWAR) we wish we get more information from temple officials and HINDU COUNCIL
of PAKISTAN for those two people of CHITRAL as well as two families of BHUDIA of
KUTCH (from village FOTADI and NARANPAR of BHUJ - KUTCH as bellow)

Also Two BHUDIA Families from KUTCH (Village Foatdi -BHUJ and Village NARANPUR
of BHUJ)are in Karachi, we are looking for their contacts and informations as
well.




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Temples in PakistanThere are the following Temples of Hindus in Karachi for
Performing their Worship (Puja) and Places for Celebration of their Religious
Festivals.
Ratneshwar Mahadev Temple At Clifton Karachi.
This Temple is situated at the seaside of Clifton. It was constructed about more
than 150 years ago in a cave in a hill. Grand Mela (Fair) of Lord Shiva
(SHANKER) is held for 3 days on Maha Shiva Ratri the day where in more than
25,000 people visit the Temple for celebration & rituals on this occasion every
year. On every Monday, “Parsad”(sacred food) is distributed but now 7 days
of week, parsad is offered.
Laxmi Narain Temple At Native Jetty Bridge, Queens Road Karachi.
This temple is constructed on land facing the sea under the Native Jetty Bridge.
It was constructed about 200 years back. In this temple, Festival of Raksha
Bandhan (NarialPuja), Ganesh Chaturthee, i.e. Birthday of Shri Ganesh Deva and
every Chand night is celebrated. It is a sacred place for performing death
rituals of Karni (11th day rituals) and offering Shiradh of Pitras and for
putting final Garba Murtis in sea water on the day of Nao-Ratree & Ganesh
Chaturithi.
Swami Narayan Temple Opposite Kmc M.A Jinnah Road Karachi.
It is a big Temple estate, surrounded by residential houses. It is an old temple
building, which dates back to more than 150 years. In this temple, celebration
of Swami Narain Jayanti, Sri Ram Navmi, Janam Ashtmi, Dasshera, Diwali and
mostly all the religious festivals are celebrated by Hindus, within these
premises, there is a temple of Guru Nanak where in every Chand Raat and the
birthday of Guru Nanak, Wasakhee, days are also celebrated by Hindus.
Guru Nanak Darbar Aram Bagh Karachi.

Panch Mukhi Hanuman Temple Soldier Bazzar Karachi.
It is an old Temple constructed in 1927 and was under supervision of Mahant
Beldev Das Gadi Nasheen. Annual Festivals of Sri Ram Navmi, Hanuman Jantee,
Janam Ashtmi and Deshera are held, and on every Saturday and Tuesday, Sandur and
Oil are offered on statue of Panch Mukhi Hanuman, the curer of evil effects of
Shanee dev.
Seetla Mandir Bhimpura Karachi.
This is an old Temple estate belonging to goddess, Seetla Mata wherein Puja for
a cure of Small pox and other skin diseases, is performed. Annual Fairs of
Seetla Mata in the month of Chetra, Thadhiree, Festivals in Asu are held in this
Temple.
Devi Mata Temple Near Ashi Qaber Mithader Karachi.
This Temple was constructed about 150 years back in the name of Warhai Mata
Devi. On every Wednesday, Devi Puja is performed and annual Nava Ratri and other
Hindus Festivals are also celebrated with Parsad & Bhandara (sacred food) under
the supervision of ALL HINDUS SHEWADHARIES ASSOCIATION.
Varun God (Radha Krishna – Sita Ram) Temple At Manora Cantt
The temple is situated on seashore of Manora cantt. This temple is about 160
years old and designed perfectly as per Hindu Architecture. The temple is carved
from a blackish marble. Apart of Varun Devta temple there is small temple of
Shiv Shanker & statues of Hanuman & Sri Ganesh Mahraj are still in good
condition. Sindhi Hindu Businessmen built this temple & renovated from time to
time. After partition the temple was abandoned & illegally occupied by land
grabbers, recently Pakistan Hindu Council Karachi took a bold step to renovate
the same & how have brought back the sanctity of temple & have been cleaned of
all the impurities & garbage inside the temple. The station Commander PNS
Himalaya Manora cantt has very kindly handed over the control of this temple to
Pakistan Hindu Council Karachi, from June, 2007.
The Council plans to spend about Ten million rupees for uplift & to bring this
ancient temple to its original condition. Satsung will be held on every Saturday
& Parsad & Bhandara would also be managed every week free of cost. Lot of
devotes visit this picnic place & enjoy the waves of sea direcltly hitting the
temple. There is beautiful scene early in the morning at sun rise. The
atmosphere is marvelous & one feel great pleasure & peace of mind along with
glimpses of the temple & Darshan of Lord Shri Ram & Lord Shri Krishna.
Hanuman Mandir Frere road sadder Karachi.

The Festivals of Shri Hanuman & Lord Shri Rama are celebrated every year.
Regular weekly Satsang is held on Tuesday & Saturday. Hanuman Seva Mandal is
also actively participating in all the functions & programmes & up keep the
Temple properly.
Shiv Mandir Karachi Islamia College Karachi.
Durga Devi Mandir Karachi Gizri Karachi.
Krishna Mandir- Frere town Clifton Karachi.
Guru Nanik Mandir Manora Karachi.
Radha Damodar / Temple Narayan pura Ranchore Line Karachi.

Hindu Cremation Ground Karachi
Hindus observes lost rituals of cremation of dead bodies at Hindu Cremation
ground situated at Old Golimar road Karachi.

Hindu Population in Pakistan
(Figures available  1998 Census)Persons - Total Population  2443614




N.W.F.P PROVINCE-7011
PUNJAB PROVINCE-116410
SINDH PROVINCE-2280842

    DISTRICT
PERSONS
    DISTRICT
PERSONS
    DISTRICT
PERSONS

01
CHITRAL
02
01
ATTOCK
190
01
JACOBABAD
50693

02
UPPER DIR
22
02
RAWALPINDI
430
02
SHIKARPUR
15855

03
LOWER DIR
24
03
JHELUM
205
03
LARKANA
27321

04
SWAT
158
04
CHAKWAL
164
04
SUKKUR
29800

05
SHANGLA
14
05
SARGODHA
142
05
GHOTKI
64817

06
BUNER
389
06
BHAKKAR
33
06
KHAIRPUR
45452

07
MALAKAND
142
07
KHUSHAB
167
07
NAUSHERO FEROZ
14458

08
KOHISTAN
6
08
MIANWALI
121
08
NAWABSHAH
30824

09
MANSHERA
72
09
FAISALABAD
903
09
DADU
34490

10
BATGRAM
117
10
JHANG
115
10
HYDERABAD
349167

11
ABBOTABAD
40
11
TOBA TEK SINGH
198
11
BADIN
226423

12
HARIPUR
36
12
GUJRANWALA
110
12
THATTA
32139

13
MARDAN
283
13
HAFIZABAD
126
13
SANGHAR
292687

14
SWABI
106
14
GUJRAT
238
14
MIRPURKHAS
296555

15
CHARSADDA
104
15
MANDI BAHAUDDIN
302
15
UMERKOT
315395

16
PESHAWAR
1224
16
SIALKOT
3577
16
THARPARKAR
369998

17
NOWSHERA
666
17
NAROWAL
1118
17
KARACHI
 

18
KOHAT
798
18
LAHORE
1607
18
      EAST
14802

19
HANGU
156
19
KASUR
2115
19
      WEST
 7637

20
KARAK
10
20
OKARA
670
20
     SOUTH
47003

21
BANNU
220
21
SHEIKHUPURA
1185
21
   CENTRAL
4239

22
LAKKI MARWAT
8
22
VIHARI
343
22
     MALIR
11087

23
D.I.KHAN
471
23
SAHIWAL
261
 
 
 

24
TANK
22
24
PAK PATTAN
77
 
 
 

 
 
 
25
MULTAN
1208
 
 
 

 
FATA AREA
1921
26
LODHRAN
50
 
 
 

 
 
 
27
KHANEWAL
249
 
 
 

 
 
 
28
D.G.KHAN
340
 
 
 

 
 
 
29
RAJANPUR
526
 
 
 

 
 
 
30
LAYYAH
810
 
 
 

 
 
 
31
MUZAFFARGARH
1115
 
 
 

 
 
 
32
BAHAWALPUR
22606
 
 
 

 
 
 
33
BAHAWALNAGAR
1603
 
 
 

 
 
 
34
RAHIM YAR KHAN
73506
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

BALUCHISTAN PROVINCE   39146

01
QUETTA
4175
11
KOHLU
171
21
KHARAN
780

02
PISHIN
47
12
DERA BUGTI
1399
22
LASBELA
4504

03
KILLA ABDULLAH
171
13
JAFFARABAD
6529
23
KECH
979

04
CHAGAI
1941
14
NASIRABAD
1875
24
GAWADAR
721

05
LORALAI
466
15
BOLAN
4463
25
PANJGUR
457

06
BARKHAN
117
16
JHAL MAGSI
1198
 
 
 

07
KILLA SAIFULLAH
3
17
KALAT
1657
 
 
 

08
ZHOB
101
18
MASTUNG
1228
 
 
 

09
SIBI
2876
19
KHUZDAR
2962
 
 
 

10
ZIARAT
000
20
AWARAN
295
 
 
 
 
By yours Dr.BHUDIA-Science Group Of INDIA .
President:' Kutch Science Foundation'.
Founder :' Kutch Amateurs Astronomers Club - Bhuj - Kutch '.
Life Member:'kutch Itihaas Parishad'.
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