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{{Infobox Hindu temple|district=[[Gurgaon district|Gurugram]]|deity=[[Drona]]|location=Bhim Nagar, Sector 6, [[Gurugram]]|state=[[Haryana]]|country=[[India]]|map_type=India Haryana|coordinates={{coord|28.470|N|77.022|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}|architecture_type=Hindu Nagara|creator=Singha Bharat|established=1872}}

The '''Dronacharya Temple''' is one of the only [[Hindu temple|Hindu temples]] in [[India]] that is dedicated to [[Drona|Dronacharya]], the teacher of the [[Pandava|Pandavas]] and [[Kaurava|Kauravas]] in the [[Mahabharata]]. It is located in the Bhim Nagar village of [[Gurgaon|Gurugram]], [[Haryana]], [[India]].

== History and Significance ==
According to the [[Mahabharata]], [[Gurgaon|Gurugram]] is the location where [[Drona|Guru Dronacharya]] used to live. It is also the location where he taught the [[Pandava|Pandavas]] and [[Kaurava|Kauravas]]. In 1872, Singha Bharat, who was a ardent devotee of [[Shitala|Shitala Devi]] (the wife of [[Drona]]), constructed the current temple.<ref>{{Cite web|title=In Gurugram’s Subhash Nagar exists the only temple dedicated to Dronacharya|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/gurgaon/in-gurugram-s-subhash-nagar-exists-the-only-temple-dedicated-to-dronacharya/story-5xIDeFYeSa53Y698c55lTJ.html|date=2018-06-04|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2020-05-14}}</ref> Singha Bharat had donated a lot of land towards Dronacharya-related structures. Over the years, the Drona temple became larger and went from one room to two rooms.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Witness to over a century of change, a temple for the ‘Guru’ in Gurgaon|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/witness-to-over-a-century-of-change-a-temple-for-the-guru-in-gurgaon-3071561/|date=2016-10-08|website=The Indian Express|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-14}}</ref> The temple is currently maintained by five families that live near the temple. Often, visitors from the more famous [[Sheetla Mata Mandir Gurgaon|Sheetla Mata Temple]] also visit the Dronacharya Temple.

The temple is located near other important sites related to the [[Mahabharata]] in Gurugram, such as the [[Gurugram Bhim Kund|Gurugram Bhima Kund]] (where [[Drona]] bathed), [[Ekalavya Temple|the Ekalavya temple]], and a temple of [[Shiva|Lord Shiva]] that was built by the [[Pandava|Pandavas]].

== Structure ==
The temple has two rooms and is located on the corner of a street. It is painted pink. In the middle of the temple is a tall statue of [[Drona]]. Statues of other [[Hindu deities]] surround the [[Drona]] statue. The back wall has paintings that depict [[Drona|Dronacharya]] teaching his students.

== Recent Attempts for Tourism ==
The villagers of Bhim Nagar were very happy when Gurgaon was renamed to [[Gurgaon|Gurugram]]. They expected that more tourists would come to the Drona temple. To increase tourism, the villagers have demanded that a local tourism circuit be developed with encompasses the [[Drona|Dronacharya]] temple, the [[Ekalavya Temple|Ekalavya temple]], and other nearby sites.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Locals want tourist circuit developed for the Guru|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/gurgaon/locals-want-tourist-circuit-developed-for-the-guru/story-AQpvmWTxDPWz8sTaP8Od7K.html|date=2016-04-15|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2020-05-14}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{Haryana}}{{Hindu temples in Haryana}}{{Gurgaon district topics}}
[[Category:Hindu temples in Haryana]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Haryana]]

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