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High medieval · Hindu · Pakistan
Shree Ratneshwar Mahadev Temple, Karachi
Clifton, Karachi, Sindh · 24.8128°, 67.0267°
ShivaUndeterminedUnderground cave temple
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined
History & significance
A historic underground Shiva temple at Clifton in Karachi, reached by two staircases near the Jehangir Kothari Parade and descending six levels to a marble courtyard floor and a freshwater spring inside the cave. Its Shivratri observance draws some 25,000 pilgrims.