Durga Mandir
Uttar Pradesh
The Durga Mandir (Temple) is situated in Ramnagar of Banaras (or Varanasi), and is dedicated to the Hindu deity Durga. The temple was built by the Kashi Naresh Maharaja Balwant Singh of Benares, who ruled the Benaras state (Varanasi) between 1738 and 1770;. The temple has a large stone built pond with it. The Durga Mandir boasts of its fine stone works, which is a fabulous example of north Indian stone work arts.
From the Wikipedia article Durga Mandir, Ramnagar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it is
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How to reach
- By train: nearest station Kashi Railway station (KEI), about 6 km by road.
- By air: Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport (VNS), about 33 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Shri Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple – Sankat Mochan Road, near the Assi river and Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (about 5 km)
- Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple – Vishwanath Gali, Varanasi (Kashi), on the western bank of the Ganga (about 5 km)
- Maa Vindhyavasini Temple – Vindhyachal, Mirzapur district (on the Ganga, between Varanasi and Prayagraj) (about 69 km)
- Hanuman Garhi – Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh (about 235 km)
- Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir, Ayodhya – Ram Janmabhoomi, Ayodhya, Ayodhya district (about 235 km)
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