Carved outer wall of Birla Mandir. Kolkata. West Bengal. India
The construction of the temple began in 1970. It took 26 years to complete the entire structure. On Wednesday, the 21st of February, 1996, the Pran Prathistha was done by Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj in the morning and Dr. Karan Singh inaugurated the temple the same day.
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