Narayan Pura
Narayan Pura (Urdu: نارائن پورہ), sometimes spelled Narayanpura, is a Hindu-dominated working-class locality in the Ranchore Line neighbourhood in central Karachi,[1] near the Dr. Ruth K. M. Pfau Civil Hospital. It has an estimated population of 10,000,[2] and is centred around Kalu Umaji Road. It contains several Hindu temples, churches and the Sikh "Gurdwara Guru Garanth Sahib Sikh Sabha" temple,[2] which was renovated in 2014,[3] and serves the neighbourhood's 2,500 Sikhs.[4] Narayan Pura has been called a haven for minority religious groups in Karachi,[5] and has significant population of low caste Hindus, and is sometimes called Bhangi Para because most of its population is involved in Karachi's sanitation services.[3]
Narayan Pura نارائن پورہ | |
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Naval Mandir (Narayan Pura, Karachi) | |
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Province | Sindh |
City | Karachi |
History
The neighbourhood was established in 1824 by an activist named Narayandas.[6] It was targeted by rioters in 1992 in retaliation for the destruction of the 500 year old Babri Mosque in India by a mob of Hindu extremists earlier that year.[2]
Welfare
The entire colony of Narayan Pura never had the facility of clean and cold drinking water in Summer season. The hot and humid weather in Karachi gets worse every year and a change of wind pattern bring more complications to the locals along with suffocating heat. In year 2015, about 40,000 people in Karachi had suffered heatstroke.[7] In year 2019, Narayanpura Water Relief Project was launched by Farhan Wilayat Butt (a Lahore-based philanthropist) who installed water coolers and water filters in all temples located in Narayan Pura; enabling the locals to have easy access to clean and cold drinking water throughout the summer season.
Place of worship
Churches
Park Methodist Church
Hindu Temples
Jog Maya Mandir
Hinglaj Mata Mandir
Manohar Temple
Ram Dev Gujarati Mandir
Shri Jai Veer Hanuman Mandir
Shri Nawal Mandir
Sikh Gurdwara
Gurdwara Guru Granth Sahib Sikh Sabha
References
- Saddar Town Page
- Hasnain, Subuk (2016-06-17). "Brotherhood thrives in Karachi's religiously diverse quarters". Herald Magazine. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
- "City Walk – Around Narayan Pura". The Karachi Walla. 2017-04-09. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
- epaper.dawn.com https://epaper.dawn.com/print-textview.php?StoryImage=17_11_2015_117_001. Retrieved 2020-04-02. Missing or empty
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(help) - "Narayan Pura Defying divisive religious intolerance with humanity". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
- "Narayan Pura Defying divisive religious intolerance with humanity". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
- "Heatwave death toll in Sindh tops 1,000".