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{{Short description|Hindu Temple in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2017}}
{{Infobox Hindu temple
| name = Bharat Mata Mandir
| image = Bharat Mata Mandir Varanasi India - panoramio (3).jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| map_type = India Uttar Pradesh Varanasi#India Uttar Pradesh#India
| map_caption = Temple location on [[Varanasi district]] map
| coordinates = {{coord|25.317209|82.989291|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| native_name =
भारत माता मंदिर
| country = {{flag|India}}
| state = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| district = [[Varanasi district|Varanasi]]
| location = [[Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith]], Varanasi
| elevation_m = 83.67
| deity =
[[Bharat Mata]]
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| tower =
| festivals= [[Indian Independence Day|Independence Day]]<br />[[Republic Day (India)|Republic Day]]
| architecture =
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| year_completed = 1936
| creator = [[Shiv Prasad Gupta|Babu Shiv Prasad Gupta]]
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{{Hinduism}}
'''Bharat Mata Mandir''' (meaning "Mother India Temple") is located on the [[Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith]] campus in [[Varanasi]], India. Instead of traditional statues of [[god]]s and [[goddess]]es, this temple has a huge map of [[Akhand Bharat|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.<ref name="Bharat Mata Mandir">{{cite news|title=Bharat Mata Mandir|publisher=varanasi.org|access-date=3 March 2015|url=http://www.varanasi.org.in/bharat-mata-mandir-temple-Varanasi}}</ref><ref name="Bharat Mata">{{cite news|title=Bharat Mata|publisher=varanasicity.com|access-date=3 March 2015|url=http://www.varanasicity.com/temples/bharatmata-mandir.html}}</ref><ref name="LP">{{cite news|title=LP|publisher=Lonely Planet|access-date=3 March 2015|url=http://www.lonelyplanet.com/india/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/sights/other/bharat-mata-temple}}</ref><ref name="Temple news">{{cite news|title=Temple news|work=The Times of India|access-date=3 March 2015|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/Bharat-Mata-temple-stands-tall-amidst-garbage/articleshow/40256055.cms}}</ref>

==History==
Bharat Mata Mandir was constructed in 1936 by [[List of Indian independence activists|freedom fighter]] [[Shiv Prasad Gupta|Babu Shiv Prasad Gupta]] and was inaugurated by [[Mahatma Gandhi]]. The temple is built on the campus of [[Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith]].<ref name="Bharat Mata Mandir"/><ref name="Bharat Mata"/>

==Construction==

The Bharat Mata Mandir structure is built of stone. It has a statue of [[Bharat Mata]] built of marble, symbolizing [[Akhand Bharat|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.

<gallery widths="110px" heights="150px" caption="">
File:Bharat Mata Temple map.jpg|The relief map of India
File:Carte du sous-continent indien en marbre, au Bharat Mata Temple. (6333842249).jpg|The relief map of India
File:Bharat Mata (6333841995).jpg|Bharat Mata picture in the temple
</gallery>

==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]].<ref name=" Location ">{{cite news|title=Location|publisher=Google Maps|access-date=3 March 2015|url=https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Bharat+Mata+Mandir/@25.317209,82.989291,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x398e2dfca37c5b4f:0x8c660c7cc61a3955}}</ref>

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==
*[[Hindu temples in Varanasi]]

==References==
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