Bharat Mata Mandir
Bharat Mata Mandir (meaning "Mother India Temple") is located on the Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith campus in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 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] The Bharat Mata Mandir was created by philanthropist and freedom fighter Shiv Prasad Gupta.[5]
| Bharat Mata Mandir | |
|---|---|
भारत माता मंदिर | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Indian Nationalism |
| District | Varanasi |
| Deity | Bharat Mata |
| Festivals | Independence Day Republic Day |
| Location | |
| Location | Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Country | India |
Temple location on Varanasi district map Bharat Mata Mandir (Uttar Pradesh) Bharat Mata Mandir (India) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 25°19′02″N 82°59′21″E / 25.317209°N 82.989291°E |
| Architecture | |
| Creator | Babu Shiv Prasad Gupta |
| Completed | 1936 |
| Elevation | 83.67 m (275 ft) |
Construction
The Bharat Mata Mandir structure is built of stone. It has a statue of Bharat Mata built of marble, symbolizing undivided India.[6] The temple houses a relief map of India also carved out of marble. The map depicts the mountains, plains and oceans up to scale. It has no "murti" or image of God so that the temple is inclusive to all religions in the country and secular.[5]
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The relief map of India
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The relief map of India
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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.[7]
There is a Bharat Mata Temple situated near Mahakaleshwar Jyotrilinga temple at Ujjain. It is a big temple with a statue of India .
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References
- ^ "Bharat Mata Mandir". varanasi.org. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Ramaswamy, Sumathi (2010). The Goddess and the Nation: Mapping Mother India. Duke University Press. p. 160.
- ^ Karkar, S.C. (2009). The Top Ten Temple Towns of India. Kolkota: Mark Age Publication. p. 11. ISBN 978-81-87952-12-1.
- ^ "Location". Google Maps. Retrieved 3 March 2015.