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.
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