Bharat Mata Mandir
Bharat Mata Mandir (meaning "Mother India Temple") is located on the Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith campus in Varanasi, India. Instead of traditional statues of gods and goddesses, this temple has a huge map of undivided India carved in marble. This temple is dedicated to Bharat Mata and claims to be the only one of its kind in the world.[1][2][3][4]
Bharat Mata Mandir | |
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भारत माता मंदिर | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Indian Nationalism |
District | Varanasi |
Deity | Bharat Mata |
Festivals | Independence Day Republic Day |
Location | |
Location | Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
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Geographic coordinates | 25.317209°N 82.989291°E |
Architecture | |
Creator | Babu Shiv Prasad Gupta |
Completed | 1936 |
Elevation | 83.67 m (275 ft) |
History
Bharat Mata Mandir was constructed in 1936 by freedom fighter Babu Shiv Prasad Gupta and was inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi. The temple is built on the campus of Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith.[1][2]
Construction
The Bharat Mata Mandir structure is built of stone. It has a statue of Bharat Mata built of marble, symbolizing undivided India. The temple houses a relief map of India also carved out of marble. The map depicts the mountains, plains and oceans up to scale.
- The relief map of India
- The relief map of India
- Bharat Mata picture in the temple
Varanasi and Ujjain
Bharat Mata Mandir is situated on the campus of Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith and is 1.5 kilometers south of Varanasi Junction railway station and six kilometers north of Benaras Hindu University.[5]
There is a Bharat Mata Temple situated near Mahakaleshwar Jyotrilinga temple at Ujjain . It's a big temple with a statue of Mother India .
See also
References
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- "Bharat Mata". varanasicity.com. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- "LP". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- "Temple news". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- "Location". Google Maps. Retrieved 3 March 2015.