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Bharat Mata Temple open from 6:00 am to 12:00 pm, 01:00 pm to 07:00 pm all days in week, No entry fee. | No Entry Fee
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The Bharat Mata Temple opening and closing timing in morning 09:00 AM – 09:00 PM
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The Bharat Mata Temple is open every day for visitors
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October, November, December
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About Bharat Mata Temple
Bharat Mata Mandir Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, is located in the premises of Kashi Vidyapeeth, and is one of the most visited tourist places of Varanasi. Bharat Mata Mandir was built by Babu Shiv Prasad Gupta and inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi in 1936. This temple is dedicated to Mother India and in place of traditional idols of deities, this temple has a huge map of undivided India carved in marble.
The map present in Bharat Mata Mandir shows the united India before independence. Plains, hills and oceans are all detailed on the map, that is, with absolute latitude and longitude. The perfect scaling of the map in the temple can amaze any visitor.
Architecture of Bharat Mata Temple
The structure of Bharat Mata Temple is made of stone. It has an idol of Bharat Mata made of marble, which is a symbol of undivided India. The temple also has a relief map of India, which is carved out of marble. The entire structure of the temple is supported by five separate pillars. These pillars represent the five elements of nature - earth, air, fire, sky and water.
Interesting facts about Bharat Mata Temple
- The most striking aspect of Bharat Mata Temple is that instead of deities, the temple has a relief map of undivided India carved out of marble.
- The temple is a kind of appreciation for all the people who took part in the formation of India as it was built before the partition of India.
- On Republic Day and Independence Day, the water bodies shown in the map are filled with water and the land areas are decorated with flowers.
- The one inch area in the map is 6.40 miles of land and the difference between the heights of the different peaks is clearly visible from a window installed at ground level in the basement.
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