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Temples in Lahore
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Samadhi of Ranjit Singh
Temples in Lahore is located in Pakistan
Temples in Lahore
Temples in Lahore
Location in Pakistan
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Country  Pakistan
Province Flag of Punjab.svg 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.

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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]

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  • 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

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  • 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.[9] Now an Islamic school is run from the former temple. (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[10])[11]

Sikh gurdwaras

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See also

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References

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  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Only two functional Hindu temples in Lahore
  4. ↑ One Hindu temple in Lahore, and no crematorium Archived 1 July 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ http://voiceofdharma.com/books/mla/ap41-49.htm Temples and Gurdwaras in West Punjab
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  10. ↑ Wikimapia
  11. ↑ LIST OF JAIN TEMPLES IN PAKISTAN Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ↑ Gurudwara Prakash Asthan Sri Guru Ram Das Ji (Lahore) Archived 5 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ↑ [1] Archived 3 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
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