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Hazratbal Shrine Mosque Jammu & Kashmir, Shrinagar

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Post published:March 8, 2015
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The Hazratbal Shrine Mosque Jammu & Kashmir, an important Islamic shrine that is located in the village of Hazratbal that is located on the banks of the Dal Lake. During your tours to the historical monuments in Kashmir, India you must visit this shrine built of pure white marble. The shire is famous as it contains a strand of hair of the prophet Muhammad. This hair is kept on display for pilgrims during certain fairs and festivals. During your tours to the Hazratbal mosque in Srinagar, Kashmir, India you will notice that this is the only mosque in Kashmir that has a dome as all the other mosques have pagoda like roofs.

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Infant Jesus Church in Bangalore

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Post published:March 8, 2015
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Infant Jesus Church in Bangalore On January 14th, 2002 The Foundation stone for the new Infant Jesus Church was laid by his Grace, Rev. Fr. Dr. Ignatius Pinto, and the…

ISKCON Temple in Bangalore

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Post published:March 8, 2015
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Iskcon temple in Bangalore located on the west of the Chord Road. There are many Iskcon temples round the globe and this temple in bengalore hast the largest complex of temples among them. It was built in 1997 under the global ISKCON project.

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Hosanadu Kodyadka Annapoorneshwari Temple In Karnataka

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The Hosanadu Kodyadka Annapoorneshwari Temple at Horanadu is a famous one, and is on the itinerary of most people who visit Mangalore or Sringeri. Horanadu is about 2 hours away from Sringeri,…

Famous and Beautiful the Birla Mandir

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Post published:March 7, 2015
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The Famous and Beautiful the Birla Mandir is a Hindu temple dedicated to Laxminarayan in Delhi, India. The temple is built in honour of Lakshmi (Hindu goddess of wealth), and her consort Narayana (Vishnu, Preserver in the Trimurti) by B. R. Birla from 1933 and 1939, when it was inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi. The side temples are dedicated to Shiva, Krishna and Buddha.

The Birla temple spread over 7.5 acres, is adorned with many shrines, fountains, and a large garden, and also houses Geeta Bhawan for discources. The temple is one of the major attractions of Delhi and attracts thousands of devotees on the Hindu festivals of Janmashtami and Diwali.

About Temple

The construction of temple dedicated to Laxmi Narayan started in 1933, built by industrialist and philanthropist, Baldeo Das Birla of Birla family, thus, the temple is also known as Birla Temple, locally. The famous temple is accredited to have been inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi in 1939. At that time, Mahatma Gandhi kept a condition that the temple would not be restricted to the Hindus and people from every caste would be allowed inside. Since then, funds for further renovations and support have come from the Birla family.

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