Birla Mandir

Birla Mandir in Kolkata, India, is a Hindu temple on Asutosh Chowdhury Avenue, Ballygunge, built with the aid of the industrialist Birla own family. This temple is open within the morning from 5:30 A.M. To 11 A.M. and within the nighttime from 4 .30 P.M. To 9 P.M. On Janmashtami, the birthday of Krishna, devotees come from far away places to pay their admire to the deities. The creation of the temple started out in 1970. It took 26 years to complete the entire structure. The production turned into supervised by means of the Sompuras.

On Wednesday, the 21^st  of February, 1996, the Pran Prathistha become achieved by using Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj in the morning. Dr. Karan Singh inaugurated the temple the identical day. Spread on 44 kathas of land, this temple built of white marble bears resemblance to the famend Lingaraj Temple of Bhubaneswar. Birla Mandir also showcases pictorial depiction of scriptures of Bhagavad Gita in its stone engravings and a few elaborate Rajasthani temple structure. Designed by using the architect Nomi Bose.