We can see so many temples of Goddess in the entire India. There are so many temples in northern India like Himachal, Punjab and Haryana.
In the city Amritsar of Punjab, there is a very famous temple of Goddess. This temple is situated right in the heart of the lake. For this reason, this temple looks even more attractive.

The name of this temple is Durgiana Temple but besides this temple is known by some other names also. All these details are given below.

Name: Durgiana Temple or Durgiana Mandir
Place: Amritsar, Amritsar, Punjab, INDIA
Timing: 5:30 AM to 10:00 PM

Durgiana temple is located in Amritsar of Punjab and is a very large temple of Goddess Durga. This temple is also known as Durga Tirath, Sitla Mandir, and Lakshmi Narayan Temple.
This temple looks like Golden Temple because the temple was built in the same architecture as the Golden Temple was built in.

Durgiana Temple History


This temple was constructed by Guru Harsai Mal Kapoor in 1921 and it was made in the architecture of the Sikh Golden Temple. This temple is inaugurated by Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya.

So far, Amritsar has not been declared a holy city, but restriction has been imposed on the sale of tobacco, liquor and meat within a radius of 200 meters (660 feet) of this temple and the Golden Temple.

Durgiana Temple Location

This temple is very close to the Lohgarh Gate. This temple is very close to the Amritsar Railway Station and the bus station is only 1.5 km away from here. There is a complete arrangement for buses, railways and airplanes to coming here.

There is Raja Sansi Airport in the northwest of Amritsar and all the flights to Delhi operate from here. There is also railway facility to go to Delhi, Calcutta and Mumbai and National Highway 1 connects Delhi to Amritsar.

Durgiana Temple Architecture

This temple is built in the middle of a beautiful lake and the length and width of this temple is 160 meters (520 feet) x 130 meters (430 feet). The dome of this temple is similar to the Golden Temple.

You have to go through a bridge to go to this temple. Marble is used extensively to build this temple and the dome of this temple is gilded. Different colors lights have been illuminated in this temple.

This temple is also known as Rajat Temple because all of the doors of the temple are made of silver. There are many Hindus scriptures here. In the temple complex you can see some historic subsidiary temples like Sita Mata Mandir and Bara Hanuman Mandir.

Best Time to Visit Durgiana Temple

At the time of aarti this temple is very special. That’s why being present at the time of aarti is a wonderful experience.

Durgiana Temple Timings

The temple is open from 5:30 in the morning to 10 PM.


Even after this temple of Durga Devi is a temple of Hindu religion but it shows the effect of Sikh religion in its construction. The temple complex is large and all its gates are big. All the gates of this temple are made of silver and perhaps for same reason it is also called Rajat temple. You must come to see this temple and to see the Goddess Durgiana once.