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Birla Mandir

Kolkata, West Bengal

Birla Mandir in Ward Number 69, Kolkata, India, is a Hindu temple on Asutosh Chowdhury Avenue, Ballygunge, built by the industrialist Birla family. It is dedicated to Vishnu avatars such as Rama and Krishna. This temple is open in the morning from 5.30 A.M. to 11 A.M. and in the evening from 4 .30 P.M. to 9 P.M. On Janmashtami, the birthday of Krishna, devotees come from far away places to pay their respect to the deities.

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Where it is

Kolkata, West Bengal. Open in Google Maps

How to reach

• By train: nearest station Park Circus railway station (PQS), about 2 km by road.
• By air: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU), about 20 km by road.

In-depth temple guides nearby

• Kalighat Kali Temple – Kalighat, south Kolkata, West Bengal (on the Adi Ganga) (about 3 km)
• Dakshineswar Kali Temple – Dakshineswar, North 24 Parganas (north Kolkata), on the east bank of the Hooghly (about 17 km)
• Tara Maa Temple, Tarapith – Tarapith, near Rampurhat, Birbhum district (about 232 km)

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