Hindu · Pakistan · SITE DOSSIER
Temple adjoining the Larkana dharamshala
A temple and adjoining community building were attacked in March 2014.
Royal Chowk / Jinnah Bagh area, Larkana · Sindh
Not established
As documented: date not establishedApproximate locality
27.5583°, 68.2111° · not a surveyed footprintHow to read this history
- Locality marker only. The consulted reports do not establish an unambiguous formal temple name.
- Dates of source consultation are not dates of field inspection. Historical events do not establish the current condition.
- No independent specialist review. Complete site history and underlying reference assessment remain open.
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.
- Partial destruction · intentional causeOpen this episode on the map ↗
15 March 2014 AD
The temple was damaged during an attack that also burned the adjoining dharamshala.
eventSupported in consulted sourcesThe temple was damaged during an attack that also burned the adjoining dharamshala.
Do not equate the dharamshala’s total loss with destruction of the whole temple.
- Larkana riots: Normal services resume as investigations raise questions ↗The Express Tribune · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
- 2014 Larkana temple attack — article and references ↗Wikipedia contributors · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
dateSupported in consulted sources15 March 2014
- Larkana riots: Normal services resume as investigations raise questions ↗The Express Tribune · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
- 2014 Larkana temple attack — article and references ↗Wikipedia contributors · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
actorSupported in consulted sourcesMob in Larkana
- Larkana riots: Normal services resume as investigations raise questions ↗The Express Tribune · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
- 2014 Larkana temple attack — article and references ↗Wikipedia contributors · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
Location & last documented condition
Approximate locality coordinate; not a surveyed historic footprint.
- Larkana — article and references ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
Present physical condition has not been independently established in this edition.
Source context
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- Larkana riots: Normal services resume as investigations raise questions ↗ · The Express Tribune
18 March 2014. Reports the attack on a temple and dharamshala near Royal Chowk; initiating allegations remained unconfirmed.
Discovery: Expansion review: original institution/report or Wikipedia reference trail · Access: direct - 2014 Larkana temple attack — article and references ↗ · Wikipedia contributors
Article text consulted. Underlying works are separately inventoried; this source is not independent corroboration.
Discovery: Wikipedia reference trail or independent source search · Access: direct - Larkana — article and references ↗ · Wikipedia contributors
Article text consulted. Underlying works are separately inventoried; this source is not independent corroboration.
Discovery: Wikipedia reference trail or independent source search · Access: direct