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Jain Mandir, Lahore

A Jain landmark damaged in 1992, subsequently reconstructed.

Old Anarkali, Lahore · Punjab

LAST DOCUMENTED CONDITION

Rebuilt

As documented: 2022-07-20
LOCATION PRECISION

Approximate locality

31.5601°, 74.3093° · not a surveyed footprint

How to read this history

AI-assisted source review: 2026-09-28. Independent specialist review: not completed.

The recorded chronology

Selected episodes. Rebuilding and later changes are distinguished from damage.

  1. Partial destruction · intentional causeOpen this episode on the map ↗

    1992 AD

    A mob severely damaged the temple following the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya.

    eventSupported in consulted sources

    A mob severely damaged the temple following the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya.

    dateSupported in consulted sources

    1992

    actorSupported in consulted sources

    Mob in Lahore; individual participants unidentified

  2. Damage · intentional causeOpen this episode on the map ↗

    2016 AD · extent disputed

    Reporting attributes further demolition during Orange Line works to the development authority; later reporting describes surviving fabric.

    eventDisputed

    Reporting attributes further demolition during Orange Line works to the development authority; later reporting describes surviving fabric.

    The sources do not agree that every remnant was destroyed.

    dateDisputed

    2016 · extent disputed

    actorDisputed

    Lahore Development Authority

  3. Rebuilding · not-applicable causeOpen this episode on the map ↗

    June 2022 AD

    The restored temple reopened for religious use.

    eventSupported in consulted sources

    The restored temple reopened for religious use.

    dateSupported in consulted sources

    June 2022

    actorUnknown

    Individual responsibility not established in the consulted account.

    The source does not identify a responsible individual for this episode.

    Location & last documented condition

    locationSupported in consulted sources

    Approximate locality marker; the point is not a surveyed historical footprint.

    present conditionSupported in consulted sources

    A July 2022 account reports the reconstructed temple’s reopening the previous month.

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