Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Karachi
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The Shri Swami Narayan Mandir, Karachi (Urdu: شری سوامی نارائن مندر) is a Hindu temple that is the only Swami Narayan temple in Pakistan.[1] 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.[2] The temple celebrated its anniversary of 216 years in April 2004.[2] There is a sacred cowshed within the premises of this temple.[3] The temple is located at the centre of a Hindu neighbourhood in Karachi.[4][5] The building that housed a dharmshala (guest house) for visiting devotees has now been converted to the office of the City District Government.[6]
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Shri Swami Narayan Mandir سوامی نارائن مندر | |
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Śrī Svāmī Nārāyaṇ Mandir | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Hinduism |
District | Karachi |
Deity | Nara Narayana and Swaminarayan |
Location | |
Location | M. A. Jinnah Road, Karachi |
State | Sindh |
Country | Pakistan |
Geographic coordinates | 24°51′15.7″N 67°00′28.7″E |
Architecture | |
Type | Hindu temple architecture |
Completed | 1788 |
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