Bharat Mata Mandir

Bharat Mata Mandir भारत माता मंदिर
Bharat Mata Mandir भारत माता मंदिर Temple location on Varanasi district map
Name
Devanagari	भारत माता मंदिर
Geography
Coordinates	25°19′02″N 82°59′21″E / 25.317209°N 82.989291°ECoordinates: 25°19′02″N 82°59′21″E / 25.317209°N 82.989291°E
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Varanasi
Location	Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi
Elevation	83.67 m (275 ft)
Culture
Consort	Bharat Mata
Important festivals	Independence Day Republic Day
History and governance
Date built	1936
Creator	Babu Shiv Prasad Gupta

Bharat Mata Mandir (Hindi: भारत माता मंदिर, "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][5][6]}

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 as Bharat Mata, carved out of marble at the temple.

Location

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]

See also

• Bharat Mata
• Hindu temples in Varanasi

References

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