Friday, January 13, 2023

Bharat Mata Temple Varanasi

 The Bharat Mata Temple in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India is a unique temple dedicated to the personification of India as a mother goddess. It was built in 1936 by a lawyer and freedom fighter named Shiv Prasad Gupta, and is considered to be the only temple in the world dedicated to Mother India.

The temple has a marble statue of Bharat Mata (Mother India) holding a map of India in her hand. The statue is around 8 feet tall and is placed on a pedestal in the middle of the temple. The temple is eight-storeyed, each floor representing a different historical period of India's history, starting from ancient India and ending with contemporary India.

The temple is open to people of all castes and religions and is also a popular tourist attraction. It is considered to be an important pilgrimage site for nationalists and patriots in India.

The temple is located in Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith Campus, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh , India.It's open all days of the week and there is no entry fee to visit the temple.

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