History, Importance, Timings, Festival Celebration, Architecture, Nearby Places to Visit and Travel Guide of Birla Temple, near Moti Dungari Hill, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Birla Temple also known as Laxmi Narayana Mandir or Birla Mandir is a Hindu temple situated in Jaipur, Rajasthan-India. This temple is one of the many Birla Mandirs across the India and dedicated to Lord Vishnu and Goddess Laxmi. It is located in Jaipur’s Tilak Nagar and base of Moti Dungari Hill, fort and temple. Birla temple is popular for its marvellous architecture, built in white marble in modern design. Beautiful idols of Lord Vishnu, Goddess Laxmi and other Hindu Gods and Goddess along with delicate carving of quote of Bhagwad Geeta and Upnishan ornamented on walls attracts everyone who visit here. The temple is surrounded by lush green garden in all side with colourful flowers. The images of legendary like Zarathustra, Jesus Christ, Gautam Buddha, Confucius, Virgin Mary and Socrates are placed in Birla temple campus. The temple looks spectacular at night when it is lit up. It is also home to a beautiful museum which stores and present all of the respected Birla family’s ancestral assets.
As per the legends, Maharaja of Jaipur gave the Birla family the land for the temple for just token amount of one rupee .The temple began to build in 1977 under the direction of Ramanauj Das and Ghanshyam Birla of B.M. Birla Foundation, and works completed and opened from general public on 22nd of February in the year of 1988.
The festivals such as Diwali and janmashtmi or gokulashtmi are celebrated in the temple with great zeal when thousands of devotee visit here with true devotion. The temple gets a huge number of devotees during these Indian festivals. Tourists also think that it is the best time for visiting the temple during the winter months as this is considered to be the best time to visit the city of Jaipur. It is also recommended to visit Birla Mandir during sunset when dim sun lights falling on the white marble shrine makes the entire temple shine and look unconditionally affecting.
Other nearby key attraction from Birla Temple Jaipur are Moti Dungri Temple of Lord Ganesha, located at just one km away from Birla Temple. Jantar - Mantar is located at a just two kilometres, which is key place of Jaipur. Hawa – Mahal is located at a 4.7 kilometers from Birla Temple, Hawa – Mahal looks like a five storeyed beehive building coloured with pink and red sandstone. Jal Mahal is located at a distance of around 8 km from Birla Mandir, beautiful and charming Jal Mahal is constructed in the middle of Man Sagar Lake.
How to Reach Jaipur, Pink City and Capital of Rajasthan, India
As Jaipur is the capital and largest city of colorful state Rajasthan, the major tourist destination, so very well connected with Road, Air and Rail network. You can get the flight to Jaipur from the Delhi, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Aurangabad, Bombay, Varanasi, Calcutta and Ahmedabad. Jaipur is connected by rail with Delhi, Agra, Ahmedabad, Ajmer, Abu Road (Mount Abu), Udaipur, Bombay and Sawai Madhopur. By road, Jaipur is 272 km from Delhi, 238 km from Agra, 334 km from Bikaner, 395 km from Udaipur, 135 km from Ajmer, 351 km from Jodhpur, 185 km from Bharatpur, 557 km from Jaisalmer. Also public and private buses and cab are regularly from Jaipur to the all the major cities as above along with Alwar, Kota, Sariska, Mathura, Indore, Chittorgarh and Barmer etc.
