Laxminarayan Temple

Laxminarayan Temple

"For Birla Mandir in Hyderabad, see Birla Mandir (Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh)."Infobox Mandir



creator = Vir Singh Deo
proper_name = Laxmi Narayan Temple
date_built = 1622
primary_deity = Laxmi Narayan (Vishnu with his wife Lakshmi)
architecture = North Indian, Mandir
location = New Delhi

The Laxminarayan Temple, (also called the "Birla Mandir"), in Delhi, India, is a temple built in honour of the Hindu goddess of wealth, Laxmi, and of her consort, Lord Vishnu – the Preserver in the Trimurti. It is a temple with many shrines, fountains, and a large garden. The temple attracts thousands of devotees on the day of Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Krishna.

History

The temple was built in 1622 by Vir Singh Deo, and renovated by Prithvi Singh in 1793. Since 1938, funds for further renovations and support have come from the Birla family.

Temple

*The main temple houses statues of Bhagwan Vishnu and Devi Lakshmi.
*The left side temple shikhar (dome) houses Devi Durga, the Hindu goddess of Shakti, the power.
*The right side dome of the temple houses Bhagwan Shiv in meditation mode.
*The right side of the front gate houses Bhagwan Ganesh the elephant headed god of wisdom,etc.
*The left side of the fron gate houses Bhagwan Hanuman, the famous monkey bodied follower, bhakta of Lord Rama.
* The temple is spread over an area of convert|7.5|acre|m2 approx. And built up area is convert|0.52|acre|m2. [http://wikimapia.org/#lat=28.633528&lon=77.198128&z=18&l=19&m=a&v=2&gz=1;77198583;28632445;0;212;247;551;660;311;424;0]

ee also

*Tourist Attractions in Delhi

References

External links

* [http://www.laxminarayan.blessingsonthenet.com/ Laxminarayan Temple official website]


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