VARANASI, India (RNS ... rituals or scriptures. This temple is dedicated to the goddess of the nation: Mother India. Conceived by anti-British freedom fighter Shiv Prasad Gupta in 1918 ...

Bharat Mata Temple Unique among Varanasi’s temples, the Bharat Mata Temple honors Mother India rather than any deity. Instead of idols, the temple features a detailed relief map of undivided ...

Amidst the chaos and sanctity of Varanasi — the spiritual heart of India — lies a temple so unique that even time seems to ...

VARANASI, India — On a recent Friday afternoon in this holy city in northern India, scooters, pedestrians and cycle rickshaws jostled for space on a street leading to the city's most famous ...

Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra ... which is spread over 150 districts in India and dozens of countries. To mark the opening of temple, around 3 lakh people are taking part in two-day 25,000 ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Swarveda Mahamandir temple in Varanasi, which is the physical ... “The PM’s mother late Heeraben had remained associated with VYS’s Dandakvan ...

Durga Temple: Built in the 18th century, this red-coloured temple is dedicated to Goddess Durga and is one of the most revered temples in Varanasi Image: X/@temple_of_India 5.

India [Joseph Campbell/Reuters] BHU’s Akash pointed out that people from all religions in Varanasi have coexisted peacefully for years and are mature enough not to riot over the temple-mosque ...