Swarved Mahamandir
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Swarved Mahamandir is a charitable meditation centre built in Varanasi and inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and with its seven-storey claims to be the biggest meditation centre in the World. The centre is built with an estimated cost of Rs 100 crores and has a seating capacity of 20,000 people at a time. Around 3137 verses of Swarveda are carved on the walls of the mahamandir which is covered with Makarana Marble.
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Where it is
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Kashi Railway station (KEI), about 12 km by road.
- By air: Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport (VNS), about 27 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple – Vishwanath Gali, Varanasi (Kashi), on the western bank of the Ganga (about 15 km)
- Shri Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple – Sankat Mochan Road, near the Assi river and Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (about 19 km)
- Maa Vindhyavasini Temple – Vindhyachal, Mirzapur district (on the Ganga, between Varanasi and Prayagraj) (about 78 km)
- Hanuman Garhi – Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh (about 222 km)
- Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir, Ayodhya – Ram Janmabhoomi, Ayodhya, Ayodhya district (about 222 km)
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