List of temples in Lahore
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.[1]
Hindu temples
- Bhairav ka asthan, Ichra
- Bal Mata temple at Shah almi
- Chand raat temple,Ichra Lahore
- Temple of Loh (son of Lord Ram–Lahore is named after him)[2]
- Mahadev, there is a Bhairav temple also
- Sheetla mandir
- Doodhwali Mata Nandir (between Shah Almi and Lohari gate)
- Arya Samaj Mandir
- Mandir Wachhowali
- Akbari Mandi Temple
- Ramgali Temple
- Model Town B Block Temple
- Model Town D Block Temple (not in use)
- Temple near Mela Ram Talao,[3][4]
- Krishna Mandir at Ravi Road,[5]
- Valmiki Mandir or Neela Gumbad 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[6]): This temple was destroyed in the riots of 1992.[7] Now an Islamic school is run from the former temple. (31°33′41″N 74°18′29″E / 31.561389°N 74.308056°E[8])[9]
Sikh gurdwaras
The Samadhi of Emperor Ranjit Singh in Lahore, Pakistan
See also
References
- ↑ "Forced Migration and Ethnic Cleansing in Lahore in 1947, Ishtiaq Ahmed, 2004" (PDF). Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ↑ "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
- ↑ One Hindu temple in Lahore, and no crematorium Archived 1 July 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "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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