Hinduism in Sindh
Hinduism is the second-largest religion in Sindh, numbering 4.17 million people and comprising 8.73 percent of the province's population in the 2017 Pakistani census. Sindh has the largest population and the highest percentage of Hindus in Pakistan. Sindh has the Shri Ramapir Temple, whose annual festival is the country's second-largest Hindu festival (after the Hinglaj Yatra).
Devotee at Karachi's Panchmukhi Hanuman Temple | |
Total population | |
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4,176,986 (2017) 8.73% of the Sindh population | |
Scriptures | |
Bhagavad Gita, Vedas | |
Languages | |
Sanskrit (sacred) Sindhi, Dhatki (majority) Urdu and other languages (minority) |
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