Delhi, the capital of India, is seen as a major tourist destination of India. Delhi is known for its amazing combination of modernity, antiquity, culture, art, architecture, and spirituality. The history of the country's capital Delhi is very special in itself. There are countless such places for tourists where they can spend quality time with their family. Some of these places are famous temples here. These religious places of Delhi become the pride of this place and there is a gathering of devotees throughout the day. Today in this episode we are going to tell you about some famous temples of Delhi whose beauty and atmosphere will mesmerize you. Let's know about these temples...

Akshardham Temple
Akshardham Temple is one of the most famous temples in Delhi. This temple is known for its grand architecture. Due to being very attractive to see, there is a crowd of people for 12 months of the year. The presiding deity of Akshardham temple is Swaminarayan ji. About 11000 artisans were used to build this temple. Also, it took about 5 years to make it. It was included in the Guinness Book of World Records on 26 December 2007 for being the largest Hindu complex in the world.

Birla Mandir
Birla Mandir, also known as Lakshmi Narayan Mandir, is a Hindu temple located in Delhi. This temple is one of the major temples of Delhi dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Narayan. It is said about the temple after was built, was inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi. This temple is not only known for its religious place but also known for its beautiful carvings and architecture. This is the reason that apart from devotees, tourists are also seen here.

Kilkari Bhairav Temple
Shri Kilkari Bhairav Temple of Delhi is also very famous. It is situated behind the old fort in Pragati Maidan. It is believed that this temple was built by the Pandavas. Apart from this, its specialty is that here the devotees offer liquor to the deity. This temple has two wings, where in one wing you can offer liquor, which is known as Kilkari Bhairav, and in the other wing you can offer milk, this wing is called Dudhiya Bhairav.

Gauri Shankar Temple
Dedicated to Mata Parvati and Deva Di Dev Mahadev, Gauri Shankar Temple is a grand temple located near Chandi Chowk Road. Where devotees from far and wide come here to have darshan of Mata Gauri and Mahadev and to receive their blessings. The temple is believed to have been built by a soldier who took a vow to build it during a war. It is also believed that the Shivling of Lord Shiva enshrined in the temple is 800 years old. Whenever you visit the Gauri Shankar temple, you can see wonderful paintings of Parvati, Ganesha, and Kartik on the walls of the temple along with the darshan of Gauri Shankar. Although daily a large number of devotees come to visit the Gauri Shankar temple, the same crowd reaches hundreds on Mondays and thousands during Mahashivratri.

Jhandewalan Mata Temple
Jhandewalan Mata Mandir is a symbol of the faith of the people. It is believed that all the wishes of the people are fulfilled here. A large number of devotees come here to visit Mata Rani. Especially during Navratri, the crowd of devotees increases a lot here. There is a legend about this temple that before the establishment of the temple, this place used to have a very peaceful environment due to which many people used to come here for training. One of whom was Shri Badridas ji who was a businessman and also a devotee of Mata Rani. One day when Badridas ji was engrossed in his training, he realized the presence of a temple in the ground. And they started digging the land. During the excavation, they found a flag and a statue of Mata Rani from there, which was named Jhandewala.

Chhatarpur Temple
Chhatarpur temple of Delhi is also world famous. This temple is very grand and is built on 70 acres of land. Please tell that this is not a single temple, but there are 20 different temples inside it, which belong to different gods and goddesses. There is a big tree at the entrance of this temple, where devotees tie thread, chunri, or bangle. It is said that his every wish is fulfilled by this.

Kalka Ji Temple
Kalkaji Temple is one of the main temples of the capital Delhi. Which was built in the 18th century. This temple is located in Kalkaji, South Delhi. It is also known as Manokamna Siddha Peeth and Jayanti Kali Peeth. It is believed that on the advice of Lord Brahma, the deities took education here when the deities were persecuted by the asuras. That means worship of Shakti. When the goddess was pleased, the gods prayed to her to get rid of the demons. Along with this, it is described in the scriptures that Lord Krishna had brought the Pandavas here during the Mahabharata period. Here Pandavas got the boon of victory by worshiping Goddess Kali.

Hanuman Temple
Visible from both Karol Bagh and Jhandewalan Metro Station, the temple sees a special rush of devotees on Tuesdays as it is considered the day of Lord Hanuman. Apart from the idol of Lord Hanuman himself, the entrance of the temple is also unique. It is made in the form of the mouth of the deity, walking through which you reach the sanctum sanctorum of the temple. If you want to visit the temple, we suggest that you go during the evening aarti.

Lotus Temple
Kamal Mandir or Lotus Temple located in Delhi is a prominent Baha'i worship temple in Delhi. No idol of any deity of any religion has been installed in this Baha'i worship temple. The name of this temple has been given based on its structure and shape as this temple has been designed exactly like a lotus flower. People often come here for peace of mind. This temple is so famous that apart from Delhi, people from other parts of India come here, they also come from abroad.

Yogmaya Temple
Yogmaya Temple, one of the major temples of Delhi, is a famous temple in Delhi as well as all over India, which is located in Mehrauli, New Delhi, near Qutub Complex. Yogmaya Temple is an ancient Hindu temple also known as Jogmaya Temple dedicated to Goddess Yogmaya, Krishna's sister. This temple is considered to be one of the five surviving temples of the Mahabharata period. Yogmaya Temple is rich in architecture, culture, and spirituality which attracts a large number of devotees and tourists. Whenever you come to visit here, after seeing the Goddess, you will be able to see the amazing architecture and workmanship of the temple and spend a relaxing time in the holy temple of Delhi immersed in devotional juice.