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बिड़ला मन्दिर, जयपुर
Jaipur, Rajasthan · 26.8922°, 75.8155°
A white marble temple in Jaipur's Tilak Nagar built by the B. M. Birla Foundation and opened in 1988. Its outer walls are unusual in carrying figures from other traditions, including Christ, the Buddha, Confucius and Socrates, alongside Hindu deities.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
Tradition has it that a Maharaja sold the Birla family the land for the temple for a single rupee.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Modern (B. M. Birla Foundation)
Answers only from cited records
Opening the line…