Bharat Mata Mandir

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Bharat Mata Mandir
भारत माता मंदिर
Religion
AffiliationIndian Nationalism
DistrictVaranasi
DeityBharat Mata
FestivalsIndependence Day
Republic Day
Location
LocationMahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi
StateUttar Pradesh
Country India
Bharat Mata Mandir is located in Varanasi district
Bharat Mata Mandir
Temple location on Varanasi district map
Bharat Mata Mandir is located in Uttar Pradesh
Bharat Mata Mandir
Bharat Mata Mandir (Uttar Pradesh)
Bharat Mata Mandir is located in India
Bharat Mata Mandir
Bharat Mata Mandir (India)
Geographic coordinates25°19′02″N 82°59′21″E / 25.317209°N 82.989291°E / 25.317209; 82.989291Coordinates: 25°19′02″N 82°59′21″E / 25.317209°N 82.989291°E / 25.317209; 82.989291
Architecture
CreatorBabu Shiv Prasad Gupta
Completed1936
Elevation83.67 m (275 ft)

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]

History[edit]

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[edit]

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.

Varanasi and Ujjain[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Bharat Mata Mandir". varanasi.org. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Bharat Mata". varanasicity.com. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  3. "LP". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  4. "Temple news". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  5. "Location". Google Maps. Retrieved 3 March 2015.

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