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Lakshmi Narayan Temple

Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

Lakshmi Narayan Temple, popularly known as Birla Mandir in Bhopal, is located in the Malviya Nagar area of Bhopal, south of the lake near the Arera Hills. A museum is built near the temple which houses idols brought from places like Raisen, Sehore, Mandsaur and Shahdol in Madhya Pradesh. Stone idols of Shiva, Vishnu and other incarnations can be seen here. The museum built near the temple is open daily from 9 am to 5 pm except Mondays.

From the Wikipedia article Lakshmi Narayan Temple, Bhopal, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it is

Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Open in Google Maps

How to reach

• By train: nearest station Bhopal Junction railway station (BPL), about 4 km by road.
• By air: Raja Bhoj Airport (BHO), about 11 km by road.

In-depth temple guides nearby

• Kal Bhairav Temple, Ujjain – Bhairavgarh, on the bank of the Shipra (Kshipra) river, Ujjain (about 209 km)
• Shri Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga Temple – Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh (beside Rudra Sagar, near the Shipra river) (about 210 km)
• Shri Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga Temple (with Mamleshwar) – Mandhata (Shivpuri) island on the Narmada, Omkareshwar, Khandwa district (about 212 km)

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