Bharat Mata Temple, Varanasi

Bharat Mata Mandir (meaning "Mother India Temple") is located on the Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith campus in Varanasi, India.

Instead of traditional statues of gods and goddesses, this temple has a huge map of undivided India carved in marble. This temple is dedicated to Bharat Mata and claims to be the only one of its kind in the world.

The Bharat Mata Mandir structure is built of stone. It has a statue of Bharat Mata built of marble, symbolizing undivided India. The temple houses a relief map of India also carved out of marble. The map depicts the mountains, plains and oceans up to scale.

Entering Bharat Mata Temple.
Bharat Mata Mandir is situated on the campus of Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith and is 1.5 kilometers south of Varanasi Junction railway station and six kilometers north of Benaras Hindu University.

Relief map of India from south.
The temple houses a relief map of India carved out of marble.

The map depicts the mountains, plains and oceans up to scale.

Relief map of Sri Lanka from south.
In this part of the relief map we can see the southern tip of India and Sri Lanka.

Relief map of Bangladesh from south.
In this part of the relief map we can see eastern India (left), Bangladesh (center), and Myanmar (right).

Relief map of India from west.

Relief map of the Himalayas from west.
In this part of the relief map we can see the Himalayas (top), northern India (right), Pakistan and Afghanistan (bottom).

Relief map of the Himalayas from northwest.
In this part of the relief map we can see northern India (right), the Himalayas (center), and Tibet (left).