Parshvanatha parts of India, such as Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, and these are dated to between 5th and 10th-century CE. Archeological sites and medieval era Parshvantha iconography found in temples and Jain cave arts include scenes and Yaksha. The Digambara and Svetambara traditions show differences in their historic icons. For example, Svetambara artworks show Parshvanatha with both serpent hood and a Ganesha-like Yaksha, while Digambara artworks show him with serpent hood and Dhranendra, but no Ganesha-like deity. According to Umakant Premanand Shah, such a display of Hindu gods such as Ganesha as Yaksha, and Indra as serving Parshvanatha were a
Religion in Karachi Punjabi Christians are converts from the Hindu Churas and Mazhabi Sikh caste to Christianity during the British raj. The state Religion in Pakistan is Islam, which is practiced by about 96-98% of the 195,343,000 people of the nation. The remaining 2-4% practice Hinduism, Christianity, Ahmadiyya in Pakistan, Sikhism in Pakistan, Buddhism in Pakistan, Bahá'í Faith in Pakistan and other religions. Muslims are divided into two major sects: the majority of them practice Sunni Islam, while the Shias an estimated 30%. Nearly all Pakistani Sunni Muslims belong to the Hanafi Fiqh Islamic law school. The majority of Pakistani Shia Muslims belong