Visiting places Around Lotus Temple
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Red Fort Near Lotus Temple :
The time required to reach the Red fort from lotus temple is 34 minutes, and the distance that needs to cover is 14 km.
The Red Fort is constructed in 1639 on 12 May by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in an Indo-Islamic architectural style, and the architect of the temple is Ustad Ahmad Lahori. Red Fort was the main residence for Mughal emperors in 1639-1857; this fort is one of the historical forts located in the capital of India. The height of the fort is 18-33 meters. The word red fort is known as “blessed fort.”
The red fort is in an area of 254.67 acres in 2.41 kilometers. The red fort is octagonal, which has a north-south axis larger than the east-west axis. The temple is constructed in a European, Indian art so that it results in a Shahjahani style.
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Humayun’s Tomb Near Lotus Temple :
The time required to reach the Hamayun’s tomb from Lotus temple is 22 minutes, and the distance that needs to cover is 6.7 kilometers.
The Humayun’s tomb located in New Delhi, which is in a Mughal architectural style, and the architects are Mirak Mirza Ghiyath Sayyed Muhammad. The Humayun’s tomb covered an area of 0.1044 square miles. This Humayun’s tomb constructed in 1565 by commands of his wife and chief consort Bega Begum. The Humayun’s tomb is constructed near to the Yamuna river
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Qutab Minar Near Lotus Temple :
The time required to reach Qutub Minar from the lotus temple is 27 minutes, and the distance that needs to cover is 9.9 kilometers.
The Qutub Minar is a victory tower. The Qutub Minar is in cultural type, with a height of 73 meters and with a diameter of 14.3 meters. The peak of the tower is 2.7 meters in diameter—the Qutub Minar surrounded by lots of monuments of the Qutub complex. The Qutub Minar is in a spiral staircase with 379 steps. The tower has five stories and the foot of the tower constructed with the Quwat Islam Mosque.
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Lodi Gardens Near Lotus Temple :
The time required to reach the Lodi gardens from lotus temple is 34 minutes, and the distance that needs to cover for reaching Lodi gardens is 9.0 kilometers.
The Lodi Gardens is a public park that occupies an area of 90 acres. The Lodi garden constructed by the Sayyid dynasty and the Lodhi dynasty. The Lodi garden consists of Mohammed Shah’s tomb, Tomb of Sikandar Lodi, and Shisha Gumbad. The Lodi gardens consist of gardens as Bara Gumbad in the middle of the gardens, which constructed in 1494.
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Swaminarayan Akshardham Temple Near Lotus Temple :
The time required to reach the Swaminarayan Akshardham temple from lotus temple is 34 minutes, and the distance that needs to cover is 11.3 kilometers.
The main deity in Swaminarayan Akshardham temple is Lord Swaminarayan. This temple called an Akshardham temple, which represents the tradition of Hindu Indian culture. This temple is inaugurated by Pramukh Swami Maharaj on 6 November 2005. The Swaminarayan Akshardham consist of Abhiskeka mandap, Sahaj Anand, Sahajanand darshan, Neelkanth darshan, and Sanskruti Darshan. The exhibition demonstrates the life and work of Swaminarayan. The word Akshardham meant abode of almighty Swaminarayan and believed as a home for Lord Swaminarayan on earth.
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India Gate Around Near Temple :
The time required to reach the India gate from the lotus temple, the time required to reach is 32 minutes. The distance that needs to cover for reaching the India gate from lotus temple is 9.5 kilometers.
The Indian gate constructed as the memorial of “All Indian Wars.” This fort constructed in the memorial of 70,000 soldiers of the British Indian Army of 1914-1921. The India gate constructed on 10 February 1921. The architect of India gate is Edwin Lutyens who is the main architect of war memorials.
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Bhairon Mandir Near Lotus Temple :
The Bhairon temple dedicates to Lord Bhairav, which is one of the incarnations of Lord Shiva. The unique thing that is done in the temple by the devotees is they offer liquor to the deity. The liquor of different types offered to the deity and distributed as Prasadam to all devotees. Some of the devotees also offer meat to the diety.
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Kalkaji Devi Temple Near Lotus Temple :
The time required to reach the Kalkaji Devi temple from lotus temple is 2 minutes, and the distance that needs to cover is 600 meters.
Kalkaji Mandir is dedicated to goddess Kali. Marathas construct the temple in 1764 AD, and the Dharamshala’s are constructed around the temple by Hindu Bankers and Merchants. The idol in the temple is self-manifested, which belongs to Satya Yuga. The goddess Parvathi Devi incarnated as goddess kali to kill demons Rakthabija with some other demons.
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Aastha Kunj Park Near Lotus Temple :
The time required to reach the Aastha Kunj park from lotus temple is 11 mins, and the distance that needs to cover for reaching the Aastha Kunj park is 3.4 kilometers. The Aastha Kunj park covered with an area of 200 acres, and it locates in the southeast Delhi. The Aastha Kunj park called Aaetha Kunj.
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ISKCON Temple Near Lotus Temple :
The time required to reach the ISKCON temple from lotus temple is 6 mins, and the distance that needs to cover for reaching the Iskcon temple is 3.4 kilometers.
ISCKON is a religious organization that is organized by Gaudiya Vaishnava Hindu religious organization that is found in 1966 by A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. The devotees of ISCKON follow Vaishnavism, which means they worship Lord Vishnu. ISCKON defines that Lord Krishna is the source of all the avatars of god.
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Shrine empire gallery Near Lotus Temple :
The time required to reach the Shrine empire gallery from lotus temple is 6 minutes, and the distance that needs to cover for reaching the shrine empire gallery is 3.4 kilometers.
The shrine empire has two compartments as shrine gallery and empire art and is a platform for presenting and promoting arts.
