Kali Paltan Mandir

Kali Paltan Mandir is the commonly used name of the Shiva temple Augarhnath Mandir, close to the army barracks in the Indian city of Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. It was founded following the discovery of a Shivalinga under the ground in 1844. The foundation stone for the modern larger temple complex was laid in 1968. The temple houses the water well where Indian sepoys who fired the first shots in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 met.[1][2][3][4]

Kali Paltan Mandir
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DeityShiva
Location
LocationMeerut
StateUttar Pradesh
CountryIndia
  • Radhakrishna in Kali PaltanTemple exterior
    Radhakrishna in Kali Paltan
    Temple exterior
  • Temple interior
    Temple interior
  • Temple kitchen
    Temple kitchen
  • 1857 memorial
    1857 memorial
  • The well
    The well

References
  1. Sehgal, Vineeta (2022). 1857 Augarnath Temple Meerut Beginning of India's Freedom Fight. Blue Rose Publishers. pp. 38–40.
  2. Dasgupta, Devashish (2011). "1. Tourism market environment scanning. Unsung tourist destination: Meerut (Uttar Pradesh))". Tourism Marketing. Delhi: Pearson Education India. p. 20. ISBN 978-81-317-3182-6.
  3. Kumar, Sunaina (10 May 2017). "On the 160th Anniversary of the 1857 Uprising, Meet the Meerut Historian Keeping the Story Alive". The Wire. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  4. Nighoskar, Devyani (2 August 2019). "How Meerut's Kali Paltan Mandir, launchpad for the Sepoy Mutiny, is a beacon of the city's rebellious spirit". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.


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