Mariamman temple in JPMC karachi
Tamil Hindus celebrating festival in JPMC karachi

Madrasi Para (Urdu: مدراسی پاڑہ; Tamil: மதராசி பாடா) is a neighborhood in the Karachi Cantonment area of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. This neighborhood is located close to the Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre. The population of this neighborhood is mostly Tamil Hindus that migrated in early 20th century before the independence of Pakistan when Karachi was developed during the British Raj.[1] The Mariamman Temple located in this neighborhood is a Tamil Hindu temple in Karachi.[2]

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