Narayan Pura, sometimes spelled Narayanpura, is a Hindu-dominated working-class locality in the Ranchore Line neighbourhood in central Karachi, near the Dr. Ruth K. M. Pfau Civil Hospital. It has an estimated population of 10,000, and is centred around Kalu Umaji Road. It contains several Hindu temples, churches and the Sikh "Gurdwara Guru Garanth Sahib Sikh Sabha" temple, which was renovated in 2014, and serves the neighbourhood's 2,500 Sikhs. Narayan Pura has been called a haven for minority religious groups in Karachi,

History

The neighbourhood was established in 1824 by an activist named Narayandas. It was targeted by rioters in 1992 in retaliation for the destruction of the 500 year old Babri Mosque.

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 Naval Mandir

Sikh Gurdwara

Gurdwara Guru Granth Sahib Sikh Sabha