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Bharat Mata Mandir Varanasi

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Bharat Mata Mandir Varanasi

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

4.2 (0)

Overview

A temple with no gods — only a great marble relief map of undivided India, inaugurated by Gandhi in 1936 as a shrine to the motherland.

Why visit: India itself as the deity — unique in the world.

Things to do

›Marble relief map of 1936 India
›Gandhi inauguration plaque

Sightseeing

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Travel Information

Best time

Year-round

Entry fee

Free

Est. budget

₹100–200

Duration

1 hr

Nearby attractions

Within

2.7 km

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📍 Pilgrimage

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Varanasi Ghats

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📍 Riverside

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Assi Ghat

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The southernmost great ghat where the Assi meets the Ganga — dawn 'Subah-e-Banaras' ragas, yoga and the young Kashi's café energy.

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Tulsi Manas Mandir

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Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple

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New Vishwanath Temple BHU

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📍 Fort

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Ramnagar Fort

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The Kashi Naresh's 1750 sandstone fort across the Ganga, its eccentric museum of vintage cars, palanquins and astronomical clocks.

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📍 Buddhist Site

4.7

Sarnath

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The deer park where the Buddha preached his first sermon — Dhamek stupa, Ashoka's lion-capital pillar and monasteries of every Buddhist nation.

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A sandstone crag fort commanding a Ganga bend since Vikramaditya's age — fought over by Sher Shah, Humayun and the Company.

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