List of temples in Lahore
| Temples in Lahore لہور لاہور | |
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  Temples in Lahore Location in Pakistan | |
| Coordinates: 31°32′59″N 74°20′37″E / 31.54972°N 74.34361°ECoordinates: 31°32′59″N 74°20′37″E / 31.54972°N 74.34361°E | |
| Country |
 Pakistan |
| Province |
 Punjab |
| Elevation | 217 m (712 ft) |
| Time zone | PKT (UTC+5) |
| Postal code | 54000 |
| Dialling code | 042[1] |
| Lahore Cantonment is a legally separate military-administered settlement. | |
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[10])[11]
Sikh gurdwaras
- Samadhi of Ranjit Singh
- Gurudwara Dera Sahib
- Prakash Asthan Sri Guru Ram Das Ji[12]
- Gurudwara Baoli Sahib[13]
- Gurudwara Chaumala
See also
References
- ↑ "National Dialing Codes". Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "Forced Migration and Ethnic Cleansing in Lahore in 1947, Ishtiaq Ahmed, 2004" (PDF). Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- 1 2 Only two functional Hindu temples in Lahore
- ↑ One Hindu temple in Lahore, and no crematorium Archived 1 July 2006 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Hindu, Sikh temples in state of disrepair". Daily Times. 16 April 2004. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ↑ "Hindu Temples of Pakistan". Shaivam.org. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ↑ http://voiceofdharma.com/books/mla/ap41-49.htm Temples and Gurdwaras in West Punjab
- ↑ "TEPA to remodel roads leading to Jain Mandir Chowk". Daily Times. 1 June 2007. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ↑ "South Asia | Demolishing history in Pakistan". BBC News. 5 December 2002. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ↑ Wikimapia
- ↑ LIST OF JAIN TEMPLES IN PAKISTAN Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Gurudwara Prakash Asthan Sri Guru Ram Das Ji (Lahore) Archived 5 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Archived 3 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
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