India is called the country of temples where you get to see many grand and miraculous temples. Temples are places where you dedicate yourself with full faith. In such a situation, the temple doesn't need to be only for Gods and Goddesses. It must be sounding strange, but there are indeed many temples in India where gods and goddesses are not worshipped. These are the temples of some celebrities and politicians whom people worship like God. People or fans who consider him an idol have built beautiful temples in his name. Today in this episode, we are going to tell you about those temples where idols of celebrities and politicians are installed instead of any deity. Let's know about them...

Amitabh Bachchan
The craziness of Bollywood's Big B Amitabh Bachchan's fans for him is not hidden from anyone. A temple dedicated to Big B was built several years ago in the Ballygunge area of old Kolkata. The temple has a separate museum of photographs of Amitabh's films and a chair-like green throne inside the temple. Where you will find the statue of Amitabh Bachchan in a black kurta. The idol depicts the character of Amitabh Bachchan as he played in the film 'Aks', while the chair has white shoes which Big B wore in the film Agneepath. This temple was constructed in the year 2003. Where every year a grand puja is performed on Amitabh's birthday and every day there is a crowd of Big B's fans.

Narendra Modi
Followers of Prime Minister Narendra Modi built a temple for him in Kotharia village near Rajkot in 2015. The prime mover behind the initiative was a group of BJP leaders and state ministers, including Govind Patel and Vijay Rupani, who wanted to celebrate Modi's journey to success, starting as a candidate for the first time in the Rajkot assembly elections. But, when informed about this, the Prime Minister was taken by surprise. He said that building a temple is not what the great tradition and culture of India teach us. The marble statue alone cost about 2 lakhs to make.4

Sonu Sood
Actor Sonu Sood has always played the role of a villain in Bollywood films, but the status of Sonu, who came into the limelight by helping people during the Corona period, is no less than God in the hearts of his fans. In a village in Telangana, people built a temple for Sonu Sood. The people of Dubba Tanda village of Telangana have given him the status of God by building a temple in the name of 47-year-old Sonu. Sonu's fans also worship there every day. This temple was constructed in the year 2021.

Mahatma Gandhi
There is a temple dedicated to the Father of the Nation in a small village called Bhatra near Sambalpur, Odisha. Built in the 1970s to promote communal harmony, the temple is visited by people of all religions and castes. The idea to build it came from former MLA Abhimanyu Kumar as he wanted to provide a temple for Dalits who were not allowed to enter other temples due to their 'untouchable' status. The head priests who perform the morning and evening aarti in the temple are Dalits. Gandhi's teachings are also taught daily at the temple.

Rajinikanth
Superstar Rajinikanth is not only loved by his fans but worshiped him. Fans have established a separate Sahastra Lingam in the name of Rajinikanth, which is present in the Kotilingeshwar temple in the Kolar district of Karnataka. A Shivling was installed for Rajni after special worship and Vedic chanting by the priests of this temple. The fans did all this for Rajinikanth's health and happiness and prosperity.

Sonia Gandhi
Located in the town of Malliyal in Karimnagar district, there is a temple that was built in 2014 to honor Sonia Gandhi as the architect of the Telangana state. The temple houses a marble statue of Sonia Gandhi as well as portraits of other members of her family including Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, and Rahul Gandhi.

Fragrance
A grand temple was also built in Tamil Nadu's Tiruchirappalli in the name of South's veteran actress Khushboo. Where his idol was worshiped daily. However, once Khushboo was badly trapped by making a statement about 'sex before marriage'. Because of this, his fans became very angry with him and his temple was also damaged.

Sachin Tendulkar
Everyone calls Sachin Tendulkar the God of Cricket. Like actors, they have no dearth of fans. His fans are present from India to abroad. Fans believe in Sachin so much that a separate temple has been built for him. This temple is situated in the village of Bihar. The temple built in the name of Sachin is located in a cricket academy. Sachin's idol is also worshiped every day.