Kali Paltan Mandir is the commonly used name of the
Shiva
Shiva (; , ), also known as Mahadeva (; , , Help:IPA/Sanskrit, ÉɦaËd̪eËÊ‹Éh and Hara, is one of the Hindu deities, principal deities of Hinduism. He is the God in Hinduism, Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions w ...
temple Augarhnath Mandir, close to the army barracks in the Indian city of
Meerut
Meerut (, ISO 15919, ISO: ''MÄ“raá¹h'') is a city in the western region of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Located in the Meerut district, it is northeast of the national capital, New Delhi, and is ...
,
Uttar Pradesh
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. 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
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where Indian
sepoys who fired the first shots in the
Indian Rebellion of 1857
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against Company rule in India, the rule of the East India Company, British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the The Crown, British ...
met.
Gallery
File:Kali Paltan Mandir, Meerut1.jpg, Exterior
File:Radhakrishna 01.jpg, Radhakrishna
File:Kali Paltan Mandir interior, Meerut.jpg, Interior
File:Kali Paltan Mandir kitchen, Meerut.jpg, Kitchen
File:Kali Paltan Mandir memorial, Meerut.jpg, 1857 memorial
File:Kali Paltan Mandir well, Meerut.jpg, Well
References
External links
Hindu temples in Uttar Pradesh
Shiva temples
Meerut
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