cover image: Birla Mandir Temple in Delhi

Birla Mandir Temple in Delhi

1956

The Birla Mandir Temple (also known as Laxminarayan Temple) in Delhi was built in 1938. It was inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi on the express condition that people of all castes and especially untouchables would be allowed in.
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Authors

Halpern, Joel Martin

Collection
Joel M. Halpern Papers
Format
Photographs Slides (photographs)
Pages
1 slide ; 5 x 5 cm.
Place Discussed
India New Delhi, India
Provider
Digital Commonwealth
Published in
India
Reference
Local other: mufs001-ii-i0036
Rights
Contact host institution for more information. All rights for this image are held by Joel M. Halpern. Requests to publish, redistribute, or replicate this material should be addressed to Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/eba89c756737a4d82d76a6ccdfc5427a