Birla Mandir

Jaipur, India

Also known as: बिड़ला मन्दिर, जयपुरବିର୍ଲା ମନ୍ଦିର ଜୟପୁରபிர்லா மந்திர், ஜெய்ப்பூர்ബിർളാ മന്ദിർ

Jaipur - Birla Temple
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Birla Mandir is a Hindu temple located in Jaipur, India, and is one of many Birla mandirs. It was built by the B.M. Birla Foundation in 1988 and is constructed solely of white marble. It is dedicated to the Hindu goddess Lakshmi and god Vishnu (Narayan), whose images appear inside, along with other Hindu gods and goddesses and selections from the Gita and Upanishads. It is located in Jaipur's Tilak Nagar neighborhood, near Moti Dungari hill.[2]

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Key facts

Presiding deityLakshmi, Narayana[1]
Founded1988[1]
LocationJaipur, India
StatusActive

History

  1. 1988 — Founded / built[1]

Sources

  1. Wikidata Q4916529 — Wikidata
  2. Birla Mandir, Jaipur - Wikipedia — Wikipedia