Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Kirti Mandir, Vadodara

Kirti Mandir at Vadodara located near Vishwamitra Bridge is the cluster of temples dedicated to Lord Shiva. It was built in 1936 by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III of the Gaekwad dynasty in the memory of deceased members of the royal family.



If one stands in front of the building and look at it then it is in the shape of letter 'E'. It has beautiful balconies, domes.



The central tower on the top of the entrance rises to approximately 34 meters. At the top of tower is the sun, the moon and the earth in bronze with the undivided map of India on it.



We could not see the interiors as it was closed when we visited it in the morning.

20 comments:

Blogoratti said...

It really looks beautiful indeed.

Reader Wil said...

Again a stunning building in your beautiful country! You should write a book for tourists about your temples and magnificent buildings.
Wil, ABCW Team

rupam sarma said...

Wonderful photos

bj said...

What beautiful buildings...

R Niranjan Das said...

Nice to know about this.

Amy at Ms. Toody Goo Shoes said...

Gorgeous structure! It would be amazing to see the interior!

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

Beautiful temple ... Would love to know what the inside is like. So many rooms, balconies etc.... Wondering what they are all for! I see what you mean about the Letter E.

krishna said...

Beautiful architecture..

Maude Lynn said...

Beautiful!

Al said...

Impressive - and relatively new compared to most of the sights you show us!

Saru Singhal said...

You must visit there to see the inside of it. Beautiful place and photos. Click again or share a picture to show the E shape.

Jeevan said...

Very interesting architecture esp. the detail on the central tower was impressive!

Sylvia K said...

Great captures and the lovely pale skies make a great background for the wonderful temples!! Thank you, as always, Rajesh, for sharing the beauty!! I hope you and your family have a lovely weekend!!

Yogi♪♪♪ said...

A very beautiful building.

Anonymous said...

that looks nice :)

Anonymous said...

How beautiful and ornate!

Maiah Harrison said...

The architecture and design is splendid. It really shows how people have the innate need to worship a supreme being. Thanks for the tour around India :-)
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Easwar Arumugam said...

nice structures

Maniparna said...

Impressive architecture... :-)

Amit Agarwal said...

Great clicks!