What are the darshan timings of Bharat Mata Temple, Ujjain?
Bharat Mata Temple, Ujjain in Ujjain is open for darshan 6:00 AM – 8:00 PM. The temple is located at near city centre.
Timings can change on festivals, eclipses and special occasions. Please confirm with the temple before you travel.
What is Bharat Mata Temple, Ujjain known for?
The Bharat Mata temple at Ujjain is a modern shrine dedicated to Bharat Mata, the personification of the nation as mother. Temples of this kind are few — the best known is at Varanasi — and they differ from ordinary temples in that the object of reverence is the country itself rather than a deity of the Puranic tradition. The Ujjain temple is a quiet place, visited more often by school groups and by residents than by pilgrims on the temple circuit.
Why is Bharat Mata Temple, Ujjain significant?
The Bharat Mata temples belong to the twentieth century and to the period of the national movement, when the idea of the nation as mother took devotional form. They are sites of a civic rather than a Puranic devotion, and their observances centre on the national days rather than on the festival calendar.
Which rituals and festivals are held at Bharat Mata Temple, Ujjain?
Reverence here takes the form of flowers offered and the national anthem sung, rather than the puja sequence of a deity temple. Independence Day and Republic Day are the principal occasions, kept with flag hoisting and with gatherings of schools from the city.
How do you reach Bharat Mata Temple, Ujjain?
The temple is within Ujjain city and is reachable by auto or cab from anywhere in it. It is a short visit and is usually added to a wider Ujjain itinerary rather than made a trip in itself.
Ujjain Junction railway station is the railhead and Indore airport, about 55 kilometres away, the nearest airport.